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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 2
... Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 2 Author: Percival... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Book Dictionary of Australian Biography ...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 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 2 Author: Percival Serle Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1949Label on spine cover with typed text 920 SER Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, dictionary of australian biography vol 2, percival serle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 1
... Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 1 Author: Percival... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Book Dictionary of Australian Biography ...Dictionary of Australian Biography Vol 1 Author: Percival Serle Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1949Label on spine cover with typed text 929 SER Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Libraryflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, dictionary of australian biography vol 1, book, dictionary, biography, warrnambool public library -
The Celtic Club
Book, Damien King et al, Catherine McMahon: A remarkable convict woman, 2012
... Women convicts - Australia -Biography.... -Biography. Irish - Australia -Biography Social history of the 18th ...Social history of the 18th and 19th century Ireland, England, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island, Victoria and Western Australia via the life story of a woman convict, later free settler of the above named colonies.Index, bib, maps, plates, ill., p.320.non-fictionSocial history of the 18th and 19th century Ireland, England, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island, Victoria and Western Australia via the life story of a woman convict, later free settler of the above named colonies.women convicts - australia -biography., irish - australia -biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 4)
... Air pilots - Australia - Biography... pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 2)
... Air pilots - Australia - Biography... pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...Book - Paperbackvietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 3)
... Air pilots - Australia - Biography... pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, My Story, 2006
... Generals - Australia - Biography...Cosgrove Peter 1947-. Generals - Australia - Biography ...this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Married Quarter: Boots, Berets and Bloody Uniforms, 2017
... Military spouses -- Australia -- Biography...Military spouses -- Australia -- Biography Families ...Serving the nation in uniform is a career choice. But have you ever wondered about the life of a partner of these brave men andwomen?Serving the nation in uniform is a career choice. But have you ever wondered about the life of a partner of these brave men andwomen?military spouses -- australia -- biography, families of military personnel -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 1)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... - Australia - Biography Air pilots - Australia - Biography Garry ...Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, air pilots - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Ice journey: a story of adventure, escape
... 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography... - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography Veterans - Australia ...Ice Journey is the biography of Vietnam veteran and Antarctica expeditioner Dave Morgan, a self confessed ordinary bloke who has led anything but an ordinary life.Ice Journey is the biography of Vietnam veteran and Antarctica expeditioner Dave Morgan, a self confessed ordinary bloke who has led anything but an ordinary life.post-traumatic stress disorder - australia, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, veterans - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, You Shouldn't Have Joined: A Memoir, 2020
... Governors general - Australia - Biography... general - Australia - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.cosgrove, peter, 1947-, governors general - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The War Within (Rev. ed.)
... 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography...Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography ...This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis.This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia - biography, veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mary in the morning
... Australia. Army - Biography... Newhaven gippsland Australia. Army - Biography Soldiers - Australia ...australia. army - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mary in the morning. (Copy 2)
... Australia. Army - Biography...Australia. Army - Biography Soldiers - Australia ...May in the Morning is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human fact to the controversial war in Vietnam.May in the Morning is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human fact to the controversial war in Vietnam. australia. army - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, private christopher william roost -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Cyril Pearl, Australia's Yesterdays: a look at our recent past, 1974
... Australia -- Biography.... Australia -- Biography. Australia -- Social conditions 1901-1970 ...Cyril Pearl provided historical guidance and contributed much of the textSydney : Readers Digest Services Pty Ltd, 1974 360 p. : ill.(some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 31 cm. non-fictionCyril Pearl provided historical guidance and contributed much of the textaustralia -- social conditions -- 20th century, australia -- social life and customs -- 20th century, australia -- biography., australia -- social conditions 1901-1970 -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Burger, Angela, Neville Bonner, a biography, 1979
... -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians -- Biography. | Australia.... Biographies. | Statesmen -- Australia -- Biography. | Aboriginal ...169 p., [8] p. of plates ; 24 cm. bonner, neville, 1922-1999. | australia. politics. bonner, neville thomas, 1918-. australia. biographies. | statesmen -- australia -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- biography. | australia -- politics and government -- 1945-1965. -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Colorgravure, Fifty famous Australians, 1950?
... Australia - Biography... Fifty famous Australians. Ill, p.464. Australia - Biography ...Biographical sketches of 50 famous AustraliansIll, p.464.non-fictionBiographical sketches of 50 famous Australiansaustralia - biography, australia - history -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Captain Hovell, His Australian Years, Rosemary Boyes, 1986
... 1786-1875. | explorers -- australia -- biography... -- australia -- biography. | australia -- discovery and exploration ...A biography of explorer, Captain William Hilton Hovell and his life and discoveries in Australia from 1813 until his death in Sydney on 9 November 1875.non-fictionA biography of explorer, Captain William Hilton Hovell and his life and discoveries in Australia from 1813 until his death in Sydney on 9 November 1875.hovell, w. h. (william hilton), 1786-1875. | explorers -- australia -- biography. | australia -- discovery and exploration. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Pogo's Perspective: (a non-combatent soldier's Viet Nam experience: its affects and aftermath), 2007
... Australia - Armed Forces - Biography... Newhaven gippsland Australia - Armed Forces - Biography Soldiers ...australia - armed forces - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
The Celtic Club
Book, Michael Page, The Prime Ministers of Australia, 1988
... Prime Ministers - Australia - Biography.... Prime Ministers - Australia - Biography Australia - Politics ...This book provides a brief outline of Parliamentary procedure and brief biographies of Australian Prime Ministers elected from 1901 - 1983.Plates, ill, p.119.non-fictionThis book provides a brief outline of Parliamentary procedure and brief biographies of Australian Prime Ministers elected from 1901 - 1983.prime ministers - australia - biography, australia - politics and government -
The Celtic Club
Book, Fred Daly, From Curtin to Kerr, 1977
... Politicians - Australia - Biography... - Australia - Biography Australia - Politics and government A witty ...A witty, humorous and entertaining account of politics and politicians.Plates, p. 265non-fictionA witty, humorous and entertaining account of politics and politicians.politicians - australia - biography, australia - politics and government -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Jane Sandilands, Helen Macpherson Schutt Philanthropist 17 April 1874-19 April 1951, 2001
... philanthropists -- australia -- biography... philanthropists -- australia -- biography women in philanthropy. Jane ...Melbourne : Helen M Schutt Trust , 2001 36 p. : ill., ports ; 30 cm. non-fictionschutt family, schutt helen macpherson, helen m. schutt trust, philanthropists -- australia -- biography, women in philanthropy. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, For the Love of Children: My life and medical career / [by] David Buxton Pitt, 1999
... pediatricians - australia - biography... - victoria - history pediatricians - australia - biography Pitt ...xiv, 208 p. : ill., ports.mental health - victoria - history, pediatricians - australia - biography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Santamaria: against the tide / [by] BA Santamaria, 1981
... politicians - australia - biography... (bartholomew augustine), 1915-1998 politicians - australia - biography ...xvi, 382 p. : ports. Cover illustration Louis Kahanb. a santamaria (bartholomew augustine), 1915-1998, politicians - australia - biography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Alan McCulloch, Encylopedia of Australian Art, Volume One, A-K, 1984
... artists -- australia -- biography -- dictionaries.... artists -- australia -- biography -- dictionaries. 2 volume 1984 ...2 volume 1984 edition of Alan McCulloch's History of Australian ArtHawthorn, Vic. : Hutchinson of Australia, 1984 2 v. (xxxv, 1327 p., [264] p. of plates (some col.) ; 24 cmnon-fiction2 volume 1984 edition of Alan McCulloch's History of Australian Artart -- australian -- dictionaries, artists -- australia -- biography -- dictionaries. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Alan McCulloch, Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Volume Two, L-Z, 1984
... artists -- australia -- biography -- dictionaries..... of plates (some col.) ; 24 cm. artists -- australia -- biography ...Volume 2 of Alan McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art.Hawthorn, Vic. : Hutchinson of Australia, 1984 2 v. (xxxv, 1327 p., [264] p. of plates (some col.) ; 24 cm. non-fictionVolume 2 of Alan McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art.artists -- australia -- biography -- dictionaries., encyclopedias - australian art -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Allen & Unwin, A Smile for My Parents, 2017
... australia -- history -- 20th century -- biography.... century -- biography. prime ministers -- australia -- biography ...Biography of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert MenziesCrows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017 ©2013 xii, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, plates ; 20 cm non-fictionBiography of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert Menziesaustralia -- history -- 20th century -- biography., prime ministers -- australia -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Brodie, Veronica, My side of the bridge, 2002
... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Biography... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Biography. | Ngarrindjeri ...ix-xii; 189 P.; ports.; 21 cm.brodie, veronica. | women, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- biography. | ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bassett, Marnie, The Hentys : an Australian colonial tapestry, 1962
... Henty family. | Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography...; plates; maps; Henty family. | Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography ...This book tells the remarkable story of a family who left England to settle in Australia in 1829 and 1831. The Henty family is well known in all ?ustralianStates, particularly in Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.pp.578; bibliography; Table; index; plates; maps; This book tells the remarkable story of a family who left England to settle in Australia in 1829 and 1831. The Henty family is well known in all ?ustralianStates, particularly in Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.henty family. | pioneers -- australia -- biography. | frontier and pioneer life -- australia. | western australia -- history -- to 1829. | victoria -- history -- 1834-1851. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Douglas Pike, Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol.1 1788-1850 A-H, 1966
... australia - biography... Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol.1 1788-1850 A-H Melbourne ...v. 1. 1788-1850, A-HMelbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966 v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionv. 1. 1788-1850, A-Haustralia - biography