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Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedBook - Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book, EJ Green Government Printer Melbourne, 1928
... Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book...Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book...Front Cover - Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book Education Department Victoria First Page - Handwritten Alice Gibbs 3...State School Alice Gibbs Front Cover - Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book Education Department Victoria First Page - Handwritten Alice Gibbs 3 Hard covered book Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book Book Victorian Readers Books Eighth Book EJ Green Government Printer Melbourne ...Hard covered booknon-fictionstate school, alice gibbs -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedBook - Victorian Readers Eighth Book, W. M. Houston Government Printer Melbourne, C1950's
... Victorian Readers Eighth Book...Victorian Readers Eighth Book...Front Cover - Victorian Readers Eighth Book Education Department Victoria First Page - English Dept Footscray Technical School 1958...Footscray Technical School Front Cover - Victorian Readers Eighth Book Education Department Victoria First Page - English Dept Footscray Technical School 1958 Orangelish hard covered book Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book Victorian Readers Eighth Book W. ...Orangelish hard covered booknon-fictionfootscray technical school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - AUDREY DRECHSLER COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN READERS, EIGHTH BOOK, 1928
... AUDREY DRECHSLER COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN READERS, EIGHTH BOOK...... eighth book...The Victorian Readers, eighth book....BOOK Bendigo The Victorian Readers eighth book Book. The Victorian Readers, eighth book. ...Book. The Victorian Readers, eighth book.book, bendigo, the victorian readers, eighth book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - VICTORIAN READERS EIGHTH BOOK
... VICTORIAN READERS EIGHTH BOOK...Victorian readers eighth book...Victorian readers, eighth book....BOOK Bendigo Victorian readers eighth book Book. Victorian readers, eighth book. ...Book. Victorian readers, eighth book.book, bendigo, victorian readers eighth book -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Victorian Readers Eighth Book, 1929
... Victorian Readers Eighth Book......eighth book...Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book Book ...School reader used by W Craven and J Craven at Toolamba West School. Now closed.Brown cover, black lettering, Black border. Victorian Education Department logo on front.Jean M Craven. Wm. J Cravenvictorian readers, eighth book, craven w, crawn j, tatura, craven road, books, history, local, education -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Victorian Readers Eighth Book, 1940's
... Victorian Readers Eighth Book......eighth book...Book used in schools for reading victorian readers eighth book gourley jj harrison l tatura education books Lynette Ratcliffe, Form 2a NHS Hard cardboard and linen buff coloured cover with black printing Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book Book ...Book used in schools for readingHard cardboard and linen buff coloured cover with black printingLynette Ratcliffe, Form 2a NHSvictorian readers, eighth book, gourley jj, harrison l, tatura, education, books -
Linton and District Historical Society IncSchool reader, The Victorian Readers, Eighth Book, Second Edition, 1940
... The Victorian Readers, Eighth Book, Second Edition, 1940...... Eighth book...School readers Eighth book Des Howard Inscribed at top of title page: "Des Howard". ...Book is part of a set of readers produced for use in Victorian state schools in the early part of the twentieth century. The readers were in use in schools until the 1960s. This reader was owned and used by Des Howard, a son of Linton's librarian Mrs Ella Howard. It was found with books in the former Linton Free Library collection.Book with cloth and board cover, which has been covered in brown paper. The paper cover appears to have been produced by the (Victorian) State Savings Bank specifically as a textbook cover (and advertisement for the bank). Pages 260 p.Inscribed at top of title page: "Des Howard". On front of brown paper cover: "Reader / [Name] Desmond Howard / [Grade] VII / State [School] Linton 880". "D H / LINTON" hand printed in ink on front endpaper. "LINTON /88" hand printed in ink on rear endpaper".school readers, eighth book, des howard -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Book - Victorian Reader. Eighth Book
... Victorian Reader. Eighth Book...Eighth Book, Victorian Reader, Second Edition. ...Book Victorian Reader. Eighth Book ...Delisted from the School Library in 1983 at Blackburn East Primary School Vicki St. Blackburn South.Eighth Book, Victorian Reader, Second Edition. Brown, linen type cover. Education Department.BEP8 (DEACCESSED from Blackburn East School Library)school, equipment -
Mont De LanceyBook, Education Department of Victoria, The Victorian Readers Eighth Book, 1940
... The Victorian Readers Eighth Book...A tan cloth hardcover Victorian Readers Eighth Book, printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover. ...The Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book Education Department of Victoria H.E. ...The Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a second edition of The Victorian Readers Eighth Book published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grade Eight in Primary Schools.A tan cloth hardcover Victorian Readers Eighth Book, printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover. Underneath is a black circle with Education Department Victoria surrounding a symbol. At the bottom right corner is printed Second Edition.There are short stories, poems and black and white illustrations. 260 Pp.non-fictionThe Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a second edition of The Victorian Readers Eighth Book published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grade Eight in Primary Schools. school reader, textbooks, schools, victorian education department -
Mont De LanceyBook, Education Department of Victoria, The Victorian Readers Eighth Book, 1940
... The Victorian Readers Eighth Book...A tan cloth hardcover Victorian Readers Eighth Book, printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover. ...The Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book Education Department of Victoria H.E. ...The Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a second edition of The Victorian Readers Eighth Book published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grade Eight in Primary Schools.A tan cloth hardcover Victorian Readers Eighth Book, printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover. Underneath is a black circle with Education Department Victoria surrounding a symbol. At the bottom right corner is printed Second Edition.There are short stories, poems and black and white illustrations. 260 Pp.non-fictionThe Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a second edition of The Victorian Readers Eighth Book published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grade Eight in Primary Schools. school reader, textbooks, schools, victorian education department -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Education Dept. (Victoria), Victorian readers : eighth book, 1940
... Victorian readers : eighth book...Victorian readers : eighth book Book Education Dept. (Victoria) Education Dept ...Stamped 'S.S. 3895, Ventnor, Phillip Island'. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Victorian Readers Eighth Book, Mid 20th century
... Victorian Readers Eighth Book...Victorian Readers Eighth Book Book ...This is the Eighth Reader in the series of school readers introduced in 1928 for the Education Department of Victoria and used extensively in Victorian schools in the early to mid 20th century decades. This copy was in use as a Form Two (Year 8) class set at St. Ann’s College, Warrnambool in the 1970s .This book is of general interest, being the final book in the series of school readers that were in widespread use in Victorian schools from the late 1920s to the 1950s. The book is also of interest because it was used at St. Ann’s College, Warrnambool in the 1970s and has the signatures of nine pupils who used the book at that time. St. Ann’s College, the Catholic secondary school for girls in Warrnambool in the 1970s, is now incorporated into the co-educational Catholic secondary school in Warrnambool – Emmanuel College. This is a hard cover book of 260 pages. It has a Contents page, an Acknowledgments page, reading material of prose and verse, including extracts from books of well-known authors and Notes and Explanations at the back of the book. The cover is brown with the emblem of the Education Department of Victoria on the front. The book is missing its spine covering. The book has many black and white photographs and sketches. The inscription and signatures on the first page are handwritten in black, blue and red ink.‘Form Two St. Ann’s College’ victorian school readers, history of warrnambool -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyBook - English Reader, Victorian Reader Eighth Book
... Victorian Reader Eighth Book...Victorian Reader Eighth Book Book - English Reader Education Department of Victoria W.M. ...This is a form 2 or year 8 English book used for reading. This book would have been used in all schools over Victoria. It consists of assorted stories and poems. It has 260 pagesThis has social and historical significance as it shows what students of the Kiewa Valley in the 1940's were reading in form 2 or in todays year 8. It was donated by the Davies family from Tawonga, and therefore has good interpretive capacity as it is part of a set of readers for primary and high school students. It is also good for research as a comparative tool to see what students learn now compaired to the 1940'sThe book as a light brown material cover with black writing in front cover and spine. There is a logo of the Victorian Education Department on the front cover. Also in writing "Second Edition" at bottom of front cover. The name G Davies Form 11a is on first inside page.book, school, english, secondary, department-of-education 1940 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Dacre Smyth, Gallipoli pilgrimage : an eighth book of paintings, poetry and prose, 1990
... Gallipoli pilgrimage : an eighth book of paintings, poetry and prose...Gallipoli pilgrimage : an eighth book of paintings, poetry and prose Book Dacre Smyth Dacre Smyth ...Paintings of Gallipoli and other places in Turkey by a retired naval officerIll, maps, p.84.non-fictionPaintings of Gallipoli and other places in Turkey by a retired naval officergallipoli campaign - pictorial works, war memorials - australia -
Numurkah & District Historical SocietyBook - Victorian Readers x 9, Victorian Readers Fifth Book (4) / Victorian Readers Sixth Book (2) / Victorian Readers Seventh Book ( 1) / Victorian Readers Eighth Book (2)
... Victorian Readers Fifth Book (4) / Victorian Readers Sixth Book (2) / Victorian Readers Seventh Book ( 1) / Victorian Readers Eighth Book (2)...education school reading readers english Victorian Readers with Education Department logo 9 x Victorian Readers books, Cardboard covers, various colours depending on year level (see photo) Victorian Readers Fifth Book (4) / Victorian Readers Sixth Book (2) / Victorian Readers Seventh Book ( 1) / Victorian Readers Eighth Book (2) Book Victorian Readers x 9 ...9 x Victorian Readers books, Cardboard covers, various colours depending on year level (see photo)Victorian Readers with Education Department logoeducation, school, reading, readers, english -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Book, Victorian Readers-Eighth Book
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The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Book, Victorian Readers- Eighth Book- Second Edition- 1953
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The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Book, The Victorian Reading-Books..... Eighth Book- Education Department of Victoria- 2nd Edition- H.J. Green, Government Printer- Melbourne 1929
... The Victorian Reading-Books..... Eighth Book- Education Department of Victoria- 2nd Edition- H.J. ...The Victorian Reading-Books..... Eighth Book- Education Department of Victoria- 2nd Edition- H.J. ... -
Kilmore Historical SocietyBook, THE VICTORIAN READING-BOOKS - EIGHTH BOOK, 1929
... THE VICTORIAN READING-BOOKS - EIGHTH BOOK...THE VICTORIAN READING-BOOKS - EIGHTH BOOK Book ...First edition The Victorian Reading-Books, Eighth Book.Brown, cloth-bound, ink-stained cover, worn at extremities, torn at lower spine. Pages discoloured, binding intact. Fair condition. 260pp.fictionFirst edition The Victorian Reading-Books, Eighth Book.reading, children, textbook, glanville -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionPhotograph album, The Eighth Light Horse Book, 1920 circa
... The Eighth Light Horse Book...Cover is faded maroon in colour. The Eighth Light Horse Book Photograph album ...Following the death of his only child Mervin on 23 December 1916 at Magdhaba Egypt, Mr Justice Higgins HB has a small number, possibly as few as six, of memorial books made. He sought permission from Signaller JC Campbell to use a selection of photographs taken at Gallipoli and Egypt. The photographs together with typed copies of several letters written by Captain MB Higgins 8th ALH make up the book. It seems likely this copy of the book was given to the 8th Light Horse Association for safe keeping. Following the closure of the Association the last secretary Mr Matthew Maynes entrusted the book to a relative Mrs Baily to be donated to the 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles.This is a rare, historic and artistic example of how one family sought to come to terms with the loss of their only child in the Great War 1914-1918.Leather bound album of 44 leaves containing collection of photographs taken by Signaller JC Campbell and typescripts of two letters written by Captain Mervin Higgins 8th Australian Light Horse AIF during WWI. Cover is faded maroon in colour.Donated by Mrs Baily [held] in trust to late M Maynes 8 ALH [to] VMR Museum 17.11.92world war one (1914-1918), higgins mervin b captain, 8th light horse, higgins henry b justice mr -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document - Book, approx 1929
... Tan linen covered - 'The Victorian Reading Books' - Eighth Book - Educational Department Victoria...BOOKS School/Educational Tan linen covered - 'The Victorian Reading Books' - Eighth Book - Educational Department Victoria Document Book ...Till CollectionTHE TILL COLLECTION SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT|The significance of the Alwyn Till Collection is that Alwyn was born in Mitcham in 1921. He attended Mitcham Primary School and Box Hill Boys High School. He served his Community mainly through his activities within the Christ Church Anglican Church Mitcham. He joined the Royal Australian Airforce in World War II in September 1939. He trained as a Pilot in Australia and Canada, was posted to England and saw action in Europe. He was shot down over France and rescued by and then joined the French Resistance and while fighting with them was fatally shot. A Baron fighting with him wrote to his mother to inform her of his death.|Alwyn's parents were Evaleen Victoria Till (nee Maggs) and Sydney Norman Till who first lived in Creek Road Mitcham, before moving to 573 Whitehorse Road Mitcham. His father served in World War I where his eyesight was damaged and he was taught by the then Blind Institute in suitcase making of which we have two examples in this collection. He died in 1931. Alwyn took over responsibility for his mother and sister Alison. We can understand how devastated his mother and sister would have been at the news of Alwyn's feeling that he must serve his country in World War 11.|His letters home were so precious to them that they carefully kept all his correspondence, notices of death and condolences from friends. After Alison's death in 2007 her relation Joan Walker transcribed each of Alwyn's letters home into two bound volumes. The executors, Joan Walker and Anne Drew deposited the original letters with the Whitehorse Historical Society. Due to their significance as historical documents of one serviceman's complete correspondence with his family the Whitehorse Historical Society Committee after consultation with the donors deposited the original letters with the State Library of Victoria. The Whitehorse Historical Society retains the copies.|Alison and her mother kept many family memorabilia and personal items which make up this significant collection as they show how people lived, worked and served in the local community and municipality.|This collection represents the love and devotion of the women to their families during the course of two world wars. The father was disabled as a result of World War 1 and died an early death and a son who thereafter took on the responsibility as head of the family at an early age. This young handsome charismatic son served his community in peace time and gave his life in World War 11. This mother and sister were devoted to his memory.Tan linen covered - 'The Victorian Reading Books' - Eighth Book - Educational Department Victoriabooks, school/educational -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyBook, Commonwealth of Australia Year Book 1972, 1972
... The fifty eighth official Year Book issued under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia...Census Buildings Economic History Employment Education People The fifty eighth official Year Book issued under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth of Australia Year Book 1972 Book ...The fifty eighth official Year Book issued under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australiacensus, buildings, economic history, employment, education, people -
Mont De LanceyBook, Education Department of Victoria, The Victorian Readers Books 1 to 8, 1986
... Each book has printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover, First Book and so on through to the Eighth Book. Underneath the First and Second Book is an outline of a child reading. ...Each book has printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover, First Book and so on through to the Eighth Book. Underneath the First and Second Book is an outline of a child reading. ...The Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a facsimile reprint of all 8 readers of The Victorian Readers published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grades One to Eight in Primary Schools.A set of 8 varying coloured paperback facsimile reprint of Victorian Readers 1 to 8 in a grey cardboard slipcase. Each book has printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover, First Book and so on through to the Eighth Book. Underneath the First and Second Book is an outline of a child reading. The Third to the Eighth Books have a black circle with Education Department Victoria surrounding a symbol. There are short stories, poems and black and white illustrations in them all. There are varying paginations.non-fictionThe Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a facsimile reprint of all 8 readers of The Victorian Readers published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grades One to Eight in Primary Schools. school reader, textbooks, schools, victorian education department -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, The Victorian Reading book - first edition, 1928 (first edition)
... This is a first edition copy of the Victorian School Readers (Eighth Book) issued by the Education Department of Victoria. ...This is a first edition copy of the Victorian School Readers (Eighth Book) issued by the Education Department of Victoria. ...This is a first edition copy of the Victorian School Readers (Eighth Book) issued by the Education Department of Victoria. These readers were first published in 1928 and became standard texts for all school children up to Year Eight. They complemented the School Paper which had been published monthly for different year levels since the end of the 19th century. Both the Readers and the School Papers were in widespread use until the late 1940s and the early 1950s. William McCullagh and his wife Margaret had the property Oak Grove at Yangery at the end of the 19th century and in the early decades of the 20th century. Yangery is an agricultural area situated between Woodford and Koroit. There is a record of Silvie Jean McCullagh (parents – William and Margaret) born in 1914 and this is probably the person who owned and used this reader. This book is of interest not only because it is a first edition copy of one of the well-known Victorian School Readers but also because it was connected to the McCullagh family of Oak Grove, Yangery. This is a hard cover book of 260 pages. The cover was originally a burnished brown colour but the book has been covered with a mottled patterned cloth material (red, green and brown). The cover is partly torn off at the bottom of the spine. The book has poetry and prose extracts and includes many black and white sketches, maps, photographs and illustrations. The inscription and some other annotations throughout the book are handwritten in pencil. ‘Sylvia McCullagh, Oak Grove, Yangery, Dennington P. Office’ history of warrnambool, oak grove, yangery, mccullagh family, school readers -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, New Zealand Geographical Society, Proceedings of the International Geographical Union Regional Conference and Eighth New Zealand Geography Conference, 1974, 1975
... book. Proceedings of the International Geographical Union Regional Conference and Eighth New Zealand Geography Conference, 1974 Book Book Robert H.T. ...Robert H.T. Smith was Chancellor of University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia).Soft covered book.robert h.t. smith, geography, papua new guinea, tourism in hawaii, quuensland reserve dwelling aborigines, pollution of lake burely griffin -
Lara RSL Sub BranchBook, The Eigth Army, Post 1943
... The army was made up of men from England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and India eighth army north africa alamain tobruk 1941 - 1943 106 page booklet with picture of soldier in battle gear on front and 1/6 in bottom right hand corner The Eigth Army Book ...Eighth Army September 1941 to January 1943 Prepared for the War Office by the Ministry of Information The Army at War pictorial accounts of the battles in North Africa. The army was made up of men from England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and India106 page booklet with picture of soldier in battle gear on front and 1/6 in bottom right hand cornereighth army, north africa, alamain, tobruk, 1941 - 1943 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook, Walden or Life in the Woods
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The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked coast 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 Walden or Life in the Woods Henry D Thoreau The label on spine cover with typed text PAT 813.3 THO Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Walden or Life in the Woods Author: Henry D Thoreau Publisher: The New American Library Date: 1955 Further Information: Eighth printing Walden or Life in the Woods Book ...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 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 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison. 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. Walden or Life in the Woods Author: Henry D Thoreau Publisher: The New American Library Date: 1955 Further Information: Eighth printingThe label on spine cover with typed text PAT 813.3 THO Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, 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, walden or life in the woods, henry d thoreau -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook, Victorian Year-Book 1907-08
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Victorian Year-Book 1907-08 Twenty Eighth Issue Author: E T Drake, Government Statist Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1908...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 Victorian Year-Book 1907-08 E T Drake Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 319.45 VIC Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Victorian Year-Book 1907-08 Twenty Eighth Issue Author: E T Drake, Government Statist Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1908 Victorian Year-Book 1907-08 Book ...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. Victorian Year-Book 1907-08 Twenty Eighth Issue Author: E T Drake, Government Statist Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1908Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 319.45 VIC 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, victorian year-book 1907-08, e t drake -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDocument - Certificate, Harland & Wolff Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Indenture of Apprenticeship, 28th October 1941
... eighth (day of ) October 1941" "Norman D. McKenzie, 10 Pansy Street, Belfast" "Shipwright Rates of wages as per National agreement" SIGNED: "John Morrison" "William Donald" "Joseph Kenney" "Norman D. McKenzie" Along the right margin "Apprenticeship completed 16th December 1946" In pencil on the reverse "N McKenzie, 26 Connsbrook Drive, Sydenham, N. Belfast" Certificate printed on cream paper; Indenture of Apprenticeship, between Norman McKenzie of Belfast, and Harland & Wolff Ltd. of Queen's Island, Belfast on 28th October 1941. The Certificate was donated within the pages of a book ...A number of items once belonging to shipwright Norman McKenzie were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. They are related to Norman’s apprenticeship and certification as a Shipwright in Belfast, his Union membership and his employment as a shipwright in Melbourne. One of the items, a union Rules Book inscribed with the name H.B. Thomas and dated 1902, had within its pages Norman’s Indenture of Apprenticeship, dated 1941, Norman Desmond McKenzie was born in Belfast in 1925 and lived at 10 Pansy Street Belfast, Northern Ireland. At the age of 16 years, he began a 5-year Shipwright’s apprenticeship with Harland & Wolff Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Belfast. He became a member of the Ship Constructors’ and Shipwrights’ Association, Belfast (B) Branch 20. His Registration Number was 38748. He completed his apprenticeship on December 16th, 1946, aged 21 years, his address was 26 Connsbrook Drive, Sydenham, N. Belfast. In October 1949 Norman received Clearance from his Union as a financial member to move to another branch. He completed his Apprenticeship on December 16th 1946. Two months later he migrated to Australia, and he arrived in Victoria, and he became a Financial Member of the Victorian branch of the Federated Shipwrights, Ship constructors, Naval Architects, Ships’ Draughtsmen and Boat Builders’ Association of Australia, Victoria branch. One of Norman’s donated books is the Rules of the Shipwrights' Provident Union of the Port of London. It is inscribed on several pages with the name H.B. Thomas and includes the year 1902 and the address of 29 Brickwood Street, Gardenvale. This is a location in Victoria, Australia. The Victoria Government Gazette, February 1959, in the section “Removal from Registration on The Architects Registration Board of Victoria, during the year ended 31st December 1956” lists “Deceased – Thomas, H.B., 29 Brickwood Street, Gardenvale”. The Architects Union includes Naval Architects and Shipwrights and other related trades came under the same union. It seems likely that when he was in Melbourne, Norman worked as a Shipwright for H.B. Thomas and was given the Rules book by Thomas, perhaps as a reference book or maybe as a gift. Around that same time, December 1949, Norman met his wife-to-be, Daphne, in Melbourne. Daphne had migrated from London with her family and her father found work with the Melbourne Harbour Trust. They married in Melbourne in 1953 and went on to have a family of five children. In 2003 Norman and Daphne moved to Warrnambool and then years later they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Norman passed away on July 28th 2015 at Warrnambool’s South West Healthcare hospital.Norman McKenzie's Rules Book, Union Cards, Indenture of Apprenticeship, and other documents tell the story of a young Irish lad's work and qualifications to become a shipwright and his migration to Australia. The young man found a job and a wife who had also migrated, and they raised a family in Melbourne. He and his wife then retired to Warrnambool to enjoy their later years. The collection of documents relating to Norman McKenzie is significant for its connection with the shipping industry of the early 1900s, the migration of qualified tradesmen to Victoria, and their contribution to the development of Victoria. The collection also shows the role of the Union in the shipping industry. The documents link shipwright Norman McKenzie to the Shipwright's Union in London and in Australia, and to shipbuilder H B Thomas in Melbourne, most likely his employer.Certificate printed on cream paper; Indenture of Apprenticeship, between Norman McKenzie of Belfast, and Harland & Wolff Ltd. of Queen's Island, Belfast on 28th October 1941. The Certificate was donated within the pages of a book, Rules of the Shipwrights' Provident Union of the Port of London published in 1895 and inscribed in 1905 with the name H. B. Thomas. Inscriptions are on the front and reverse of the certificate. There are two red wax seals beside the signatures of John Morrison and Norman D. McKenzie. Handwritten and underlined in red pen, top right of Certificate's front "1499" Printed on the Certificate, employer "HARLAND & WOLFF Limited, of Queen's Island, Belfast, Shipbuilders and Engineers" Handwritten in black pen "Twenty-eighth (day of ) October 1941" "Norman D. McKenzie, 10 Pansy Street, Belfast" "Shipwright Rates of wages as per National agreement" SIGNED: "John Morrison" "William Donald" "Joseph Kenney" "Norman D. McKenzie" Along the right margin "Apprenticeship completed 16th December 1946" In pencil on the reverse "N McKenzie, 26 Connsbrook Drive, Sydenham, N. 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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - General Medical Reference Annuals, Various Medical Contributors, The Medical Annual and Practitioners Index 1920, 1920
... (For more information on the Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village the medical annual and practitioners index 1890 book Medical Reference Books Medical Annual The 1920 volume is the thirty eighth annual edition (38 years of issue) in the continuous annual series. ...The 1920 volume is the thirty eighth annual edition (38 years of issue) in the continuous annual series. The Medical Annual and Practitioners’ Index was one of the premier late-Victorian medical reference works. Starting in 1883/1884, the publication served as an essential year-end review digest for medical practitioners across Great Britain and the British colonies. The volume contains reviews of therapeutic progress achieved and new remedies for medical conditions, including detailed summaries of new drugs, synthetic chemicals, serums, and pharmacological advances introduced during 1889–1890. There is also a dictionary of new treatments, as well as summaries of clinical practices and breakthroughs in antiseptic surgery, gynaecology, neurology, and infectious diseases. These were written by leading specialists and practitioners, and include useful reference tables listing new medical publications, official health reports, asylum statistics, instruments, and pharmaceutical suppliers.Hard cover book. The Medical Annual and Practitioners Index for 1920 Author: Various Contributors Editor: Dr. Percy Roberts Wilde Publisher: John Wright & Co. Bristol. (Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd. For London) Date: 1920 Further Information: Further Information: Blue cloth hard cover brown spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Embossed patterning with lettering to Spine in Gilt, Publishers logo to front cover with Volume title.non-fictionThe 1920 volume is the thirty eighth annual edition (38 years of issue) in the continuous annual series. The Medical Annual and Practitioners’ Index was one of the premier late-Victorian medical reference works. Starting in 1883/1884, the publication served as an essential year-end review digest for medical practitioners across Great Britain and the British colonies. The volume contains reviews of therapeutic progress achieved and new remedies for medical conditions, including detailed summaries of new drugs, synthetic chemicals, serums, and pharmacological advances introduced during 1889–1890. There is also a dictionary of new treatments, as well as summaries of clinical practices and breakthroughs in antiseptic surgery, gynaecology, neurology, and infectious diseases. These were written by leading specialists and practitioners, and include useful reference tables listing new medical publications, official health reports, asylum statistics, instruments, and pharmaceutical suppliers.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the medical annual and practitioners index 1890, book, medical reference books, medical annual
