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Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Kaye Harman, Australia brought to book: responses to Australia by visiting writers, 1836-1939, comp. & edited by Kaye Harman, 1985
... australia literary collections... australia literary collections Kaye Harman Boobook Publications ...247 p. black and white illustrations, dustjacketnon-fictionaustralian culture, australia literary collections -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1952
School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, Magazine Committee, Obituary - Rupert P. Flower, Literary Society, Prominent Personalities, Science School, News and Notes, Prize Presentation, The Apprentices, Boys Sport, Sun Youth Travel Memoirs, The Art School, His Majesty the Late King George VI, Commercial Notes, Gleanings Here and There, Junior School, Girls Sport, Sport, House Notes, Junior Technical School Students', Roll Call - Diploma Students 1952Pale blue soft covered magazine with navy blue titles.ballarat school of mines, magazine, mr bryan, c. sanos, s. deans, j. williams, r. simpson, c. g. fairbank, d. treadwell, e. aitkens, g. birkett, g. allen, f. benjamin, s. gillespie, r. hullick, h. mccallum, h. harris, j. walton, e. walsh, j. stevens, b. clark, rupert p. flower, john bechervaise, w. keith hindson, a. james tinney, walter c. tooth, john d. bethune, vilma sansom, betty clark, travers duncan, joyce wilson, lex lockhart, jim w. beattie, joyce stevens, slim ingleton, a. eddy, john howard, douglas george dean, edgar bartrop, colin mck. henry, tom adams, max kennedy, jeff coward, o. j. nilsen, j. skuja, s. rowe, w. maddox, a. kinnane, d. fraser, a. carpenter, john james, b. flavel, j. murray, d. schmidt, g. habel, t. duncan, l. matthews, n. spiers, b. smith, a. tonnisseu, r. ingleton, j. bethune, j. mills, j. mcneil, b. schreenan, w. carlyon, d. stevens, l. j. hillman, k. hindson, r. furlong, j. beattie, b. taylor, g. heyes, l. quilliam, r. archer, a. johnson, m. gillin, t. seabrook, m. phillips, j. sawyer, c. restarick, j. saggers, g. ditchfield, j. tinney, don stewart, j. faneco, m. stevens, w. tooth, ron simpson, bill maxwell, graham searle, jim tinney, k. treloar, j. barnes, s. j. deans, lynette j. blomeley, georgina cox, heather mcgregor, janet saunders, heather harris, elizabeth mcarthur, norma coffield, pat lavery, imelda lee, gloria white, valerie westbrook, cynthia stone, janice thompson, clare mooney, glenys perry, faida lewis, betty clarke, marion volk, isla veal, valerie yates, coralie mckenzie, lorraine digby, barbara henderson, deidre wilson, margaret henderson, barbara ngip, glenys sleeth, anne duncan, l. dwyer, elaine leishman, j. jenkin, stirling gillespie, w. bridges, b. baldock, b. braybrook, e. mackie, r. braybrook, c. grose, b. mackie, c. garnham, c. schmidtke, t. lugg, j. copeman, b. tozer, g. mathews, n. sutherland, r. lambert, j. sanders, m. quick, j. collier, g. pike, r. digby, r. quayle, r. sharp, n. brogden, r. lyons, p. stevens, j. bastin, b. kay, k. duncan, b. golding, l. norman, b. murnane, k. hocking, c. sealey, b. langdon, f. weightman, m. birch, r. stevenson, r. stewart, r. haintz, k. mccoll, k. jarvis, l. hocking, d. curtain, r. lazarus, e. boak, j. fletcher, b. orchard, j. squires, n. pike, j. shrader, l. reynolds, m. ritchie, g. smith, d. parkes, g. templeton, m. wunhym, v. vincent, d. robertson, d. lang, l. horwood, d. searle, d. new, v. jolly, a. minotti, b. beaumont, m. marshall, e. bowen, j. rogers, d. cody, e. kinnane, j. cunningham, j. schrader, r. horgan, j. white, n. flood, j. matthews, h. gale, k. mitchell, v. rowse, j. mayne, a. gilbert, b. warrillow, g. gilbert, n. quick, m. hall, d. furlong, n. lyons, j. richards, j. jones, l. major, d. baldock, d. dow, g. ruddick, d. howell, j. caddy, b. singleton, b. powell, r. sharpe, c. lockhart, l. daff, c. sharpe, d. irish, l. dow, a. douglas, n. twaites, j. courtney, l. beacham, n. c. cartledege, cliff sealey, j. f. collier, e. g. mackie, m. g. quick, b. l. collinson, j. n. bastin, g. e. timmins, valerie mills, j. a. jenkin, w. cowan, i. mitaxa, n. c. leckie, r. j. austin, n. coffield, d. quilliam, r. courtney, f. m. kilfoyle, p. nunn, king george vi -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1958
The Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine was published annually. 1958 editor was Peter Robinson. Contents include: School Council, Members of Staff, A Balanced Education, Retirement of the Principal, Principal's Page, Prominent Personalities, Have we the Right Approach?, Sweet and Sour, Paying Homage to the Dead, Sports Awards 1958, Italian Coachwork Sets the Fashion, The "White Australia" Policy, Wool, Roll CallYellow soft covered 56 page magazine with green ink. Contents include: New Students from Asia (Anthony Yeung Chai Shing, Yep Kwok Ming, Archari Kassibhrimi Sarikananda, Teddy Gan Ben Chiang, Richard Tann, Somsack Satapuntu, Chermsak Tanskul, Charles Tai, Chit Cheng Foo); Italian Coachwork Sets the Fashion; the White Australia Policy; Wool; Artists' Society; Literary Society; Maryborough Visit; Roll Call; Higher Education for Girls; Sports, Football, Baseball, Badminton, tennis, School of Mines Society of Artists; Girls' Association Images include: Craig's Royal Hotel, Dick Richards, Peter Robinson, Lansell groat, Elizabeth Scott, Patrick Collier, Nelson Hails, Biruta Mellins, William Widdop, Frank Pomeroy, Alan Clarke, Kaspar Bitans, Walter, Reimann, Gladys Hocking, Keith Alexander; Murray Gillan; John Skujaballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, lansell groat, r. w. richards, elizabeth scott, patrick collier, nelson hails, biruta mellins, william widdop, walter reimann, gladys hocking, keith alexander, frank pomeroy, alan clarke, kaspars bitans, eric mcgrath, teddy gan, juris erdmanis, brian duthie, r. horgan, g. beveridge, t. stanley, p. agrums, d. vendy, j. whelan, a. atkins, b. dunstan, p. collier, d. kirton, i. weir, b. lonsdale, anthony yeung, k. alexander, a. rock, g. barnett, n. delosa, w. reimann, m. villani, a. clarke, john wynd, h. fletcher, c. fraser, p. h. collier, v. dorron, murray gillan, john skuja, chit cheng foo, k. bitans -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1952-1961
1957 - Art Lending Library, Neville Bunning, Dana Street Primary School - The Original Ballarat Junior Technical School, ATC, Flight Cadets; Ballarat Junior Girls' Technical School, Ballarat North Junior Technical School, Roll Call 1960 - Ballarat School of MNes Literary Sociaty, begonia parade, Efficient reading, enter the modern, Lois Morris, sheetmetal, G. Cornell Obituary, I. Menz Obituary, metallurgists' Society, Olympic games 1961- Red, black and white soft covered magazine of the Ballarat School of Mines Information outlined in the magazine includes: The Richard W. Richards Medal, Philips Electrical Industries scholarship, A.F. Heseltine scholarship, Hong Kong To-Day (by Daniel Yung), A Treatise on Mount Morgan, Bath Push, The Stud Room, A Gentlemen's Excursion to Beaufort House, Electrical Laboratory, Metallurgical Laboratory, The Australian Aboriginal in Modern Civilization (J. Kavanagh) , The history of Electricity ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, cadets, flight cadets, airforce cadets, ballarat school of mines students' association, noel delosa, noel whiticher, bob coutts, noel kelly, les dobie, noel murphy, malcolm peel, peter agrums, ian weir, sue mole, val baker, neil bromley, kevin oscar rogers, h.e. arblaster, richard w. richards, dick richards medal, keith hindson, james tinney, walter tooth, john bethune, vilma sansom, betty clark, travers duncn, joyce wilson, lex lockhart, jim beattie, joyce stevens, slim ingleton, john skuja, murray gillan, graeme willey, diana mainwaring, eureka stockade, east africa, canada, sumatra, chris sanos, greece, malaya, bee-keeping, worshipful company of plumbers, hong kong, daniel yung, mount morgan, history of electricity, peter robinson, john clelland, davis schmist, harry brue, harry brew, rex hollioake, broken hill, excusions, john wolfe, beverly selkirk, barry singleton, mara jekabsons, bill widdop, frank pomeroy, art lending library, nevill bunning, john mckenzie, ballarat girls' technical school, robert norton, graeme williams, alan bethuse, janis erdmanis, alan rock, gail trewanack, tony white, ching thung tay, jack tay, noel whitcher, norm nash, helen ross, eric mcgrath, g. cornell death, i menz death, john wolffe, brian duthie, bill durant, w.g. durant, heather walton, heather durant -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Magazines, Ballarat School of Mines Magazine, 1924-1930
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Bound copies of the Ballarat School or Mines Students' Magazine. 1924 * Dr J.R. Pound * Noel Hay Obituary * The History of Chemistry * Literary Society * Herald B. Herbert * Chemistry in Modern Life by Val G. Anderson * Chemistry in Literature by J.R. Pound * School Literary Society * Ladies in Pharmacy * Musings on Modern Literature - Mainly Drama (W.G. C.) * Trip to Newcastle * Appreciation of the Masterpieces of Art * The Antique Room * Dressmaking * Pottery * Sloyd * The Mystery of the Atom *Inorganic Evolution by R.S. Russell * Photography * First Aid Club 1926 * The Trip to Morwell * Chemical Excursions (Yallourn) * Eastern Life and Customs by Rex Warrillow * Organic Evolution by Edwin A. Brophy * Chemistry in the Kitchen * Obituary for Professor Alfred Mica Smith * The Historical Development of Patterns i Silk Fabrics * Pottery * Literary Society * Early Evidence of Metallurgy in Britain * Brief Description of the Magnet Silver Mine, Tasmania * The manufacture of Leather Photographs * SMB Athletics Team, winners of the Herald Shield (M. Timmings, L. Evans, F. Sheahan, R. Collins, A. Murfett, W. Hughes, L. Hillman * SMB Football Team * Ballarat Technical Art School Tennis Four * SMB Girls' Basketball Team * SMB GIrls Hockey Team * Ballarat Junior Technical School Scholarship and Studentship Winners * On Punctuation Advertisements: Sunshine Biscuits, Harris Powell and Sandford, W. Gribble & Co., Gilbert Motors, T.J. Haymes The Wallpaper King, C. Marks and Co., Wilson's Tailors and Mercers, George S. Grant, Miss A. Corin Art Worker, Tunbridges, Felton, Grimwade & Co., Hasten and Ewins, Ballarat Wireless Stores, Fred A. Reed, Suttons, E. Hall-Jones, Stansfield and Smith, Ballarat Gas Company, Richards and Co Studio, F.H. Drew, Adam Scott, R.A. Hudson, Huttons, J.A. Holland, A.E. White, F. Barrow Monumental Sculptor, R. Young, H.A. Evans, Alexandria Tea Rooms, W. Cornell Chemist, Black Cat Tea Rooms, J.A. Reynolds, A.M. Palmer, Morris Cars and Trucks, Mrs Stones, Millers The Clothiers, T.G. Skewes, Wattle TEa Rooms, H.B. Selby, Middleton and Morris, C.P.A. Taylor, Thornton Studios, Fred Irwin, Isaac Abraham, Ballarat Radio Listening-In, Baxter and Stubbs 1927 * Chemists Trip to Melbourne (Mount Lyell Chemical Works, Footscray, Yarraville * Literary Society * Mr J.N. Rowell 1928 * Prohibition in U.S.A. by Ed A. Brophy * Dr. J.W. Mellor and His Work at Stoke, England by Reginald C. Callister * The Science of Chemistry by C.A. Schache * Trip to Yallourn (Brown Coal Deposits, Steam Plant at Yallourn, Switchgear and Transformers, Briquette Factory * Walhalla Past and Present by G.E.B. * The Hand Loom * Precious Stones 1929 * The Old Brewery * The History of Chemistry by J.R. Pound * Occurrence of Mineral Oil in Gippsland * Experiences with Malayan Chinese by R. Warrillow * Organise Colors (Dyestuff Pigments) in Rubber Goods 1930 * News from Chine by Henry Kum Yuen * L'Art Moderne * The Story of Clay by T.H. Trengrove * A Glimpse of England * The Beginnings of Arithmeticballarat school of mines, pottery, ceramics, reginald callister, metallurgy, chemistry, j. pound, alfred mica smith, herald shield, harold herbert, lindsay hillman, john rowell, j.r. pound, noel hay, drawing from antique, yallourn excusion, walhalla, sunshine biscuits, harris powell and sandford, w. gribble & co., gilbert motors, t.j. haymes, the wallpaper king, c. marks and co., wilson's tailors and mercers, george s. grant, miss a. corin art worker, tunbridges, felton, grimwade & co., hasten and ewins, ballarat wireless stores, fred a. reed, suttons, e. hall-jones, stansfield and smith, ballarat gas company, richards and co studio, r.a. hudson, huttons, j.a. holland, a.e. white, f. barrow monumental sculptor, r. young, h.a. evans, alexandria tea rooms, w. cornell chemist, black cat tea rooms, j.a. reynolds, a.m. palmer, morris cars and trucks, mrs stones, millers the clothiers, t.g. skewes, wattle tea rooms, h.b. selby, middleton and morris, c.p.a. taylor, thornton studios, fred irwin, isaac abraham, ballarat radio listening-in, baxter and stubbs, mount lyell chemical works, footscray, c.a. schache, yallourn briquette factory, t.h. trengrove, history of chemistry, excursions, morwell, morwell excursion, women in pharmacy, mt lyall, excursion, slloyd, drawing from the antique, james pound, yallourn, yallourn excursion, ballarat arch of victory, mt macedon, f.h. drew, adam scott, university women -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Letter Concerning the Ballarat State School Teachers' Literary Society, 28/06/1910
The Ballarat Teachers' Literary Society was established in 1895.Handwritten letter Concerning the Ballarat State School Teachers' Literary Societyballarat state school teachers' literary society, eleonor finlayson, teachers' club room, dana street primary school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, F.W. Niven, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1957
The Ballarat School of Mines produced an annual students' magazine from 1899 - 1966. Contents include, School Council, Members of Staff, 1st Corbould Scholarship, Australian Speech, Art Lending Library, Literary Society, football, Boys' Junior Technical School, Bullarto Camp Reunion, John Leckie, Stan Hillman, Girls' Junior Technical School, Parliament House, Ballarat North Junior Technical School Images include: Craig's Royal Hotel, Peter Robinson, John Thomas Huyton Clelland, John Wolfe, Bernie Gallagher, Nelson Hails, John Gowan, Beverley Selkirk, Pat Collier, Barry Singleton Mara Jekabsons, Bill Widdop, Neil Brogden, frank Pomeroy, Laurence Trevan, Neville Bunning, Jim McKay, Malcolm Hausler, Josephine Young, George Lewis, Alan Clarke, Norman Leckie, Andrew Atkins, Lorette Davey, Noel Flood, Denis Bryan, SMB Football Team, SMB Athletics Team, SMB Baseball Team, SMB Basketball Team, SMB Tennis Team, Athletic Champions, R. Ross, I. Beaumont, R. Parker, G. Waller, John Rash, J. Sarah, J. Walters, P. Rowe, L. Drummond, R. Whitcher, ATC Flight No 24, BJTS Football Team, BJTS Swimming Team, BJTS Tennis Team, BJTS Athletics Squad, BJTS Cricket Team, BJTS Softball team and coach, W. Sawall, L. McDonald, K. Penna, J. Clarke, K. Rogers, Mr Wilson, F. Holmes, graham Manning, Andrew Brumby, Kevin Rogers, Graham Walters, Yellow soft covered students' magazine of 92 pages. keith alexander, brian bellingham, neil brogden, bernie gallagher, john gowan, francis hunting, teng hor khoo, teng seong khoo, norman leckie, boon thiam lu, brian mclennan, peter russell, harry singleton, chookiate sirivingse, laurie trean, john wolfe, ballarat school of mines, peter robinson, john thomas huyton clelland, d. w. brown, n. bunning, jim mckay, barry singleton, malcolm hausler, josephine young, george lewis, alan clarke, andrew atkins, lorette davey, noel flood, denis bryans, john mckenzie, robert skewes, ian fraser, walter reimann, pat collier, ralph hepburn, peter m. robinson, a. bethune, j. lane, d. colbourn, w. etty, b. bellingham, n. hails, t. white, p. agrums, w. widdop, f. pomeroy, b. singleton, j. mckay, j. pollock, r. cutter, d. vendy, j. wolfe, p. collier, w. bowtell, r. hepburn, w. wynd, p. menz, b. dunstan, j. gowan, l. groat, g. westwood, j. erdmanis, a. rock, k. alexander, p. walker, w. reimann, n. delosa, b. mclennan, a. clarke, g. wilson, t. coad, j. caldwell, d. chung, r. champneys, j. mckenzie, b. paterson, j. cowan, somnam nandhabiwat, w. spencer, p. schoutens, d. treller, gayle peterson, denise lockett, carmel dobbyn, margaret ayars, raymond jenkin, l. nester, w. eyers, r. ross, g. dreever, r. ross, i. beaumont, r. parker, g. waller, j. rash, j. sarah, j. walters, p. rowe, l. drummond, r. whitcher, r. ingle, i. pollock, p. bilney, i. collier, l. thomas, g. leslie, p. schoutens, a. morris, g. wells, b. mcgregor, j. bedggood, k. spencer, j. vincent, j. elliott, j. whitten, g. higgins, g. le couteur, h. mcdougall, g. wise, m. allen, d. pattie, i. collinson, c. kearns, g. severino, g. smith, n. smith, f. tolliday, r. williams, d. coldicott, m. hewitt, g. higgins, c. ludbrook, j. simpson, glenys spielvogel, norma davies, dawn ridgeway, carmel dobbyn, beverley davis, j. crouch, kathleen harris, j. walters, jan hunter, j. carroll, c. jenkins, lesley cutts, h. vagg, irene horgan, graham manning, andrew brumby, kevin rogers, graham walters, k. howell, n. malthouse, l. deppler, g. manning, n. nugent, b. antonio, r. mccarthy, mr morrison, r. mckenzie, w. wakeling, j. clarke, l. mayne, n. bromley, a. brumby, a. abrams, k. penna, r. button, p. linane, f. holmes, n. yean, mr love, miss atkins, p. cochrane, i. quick, mr mitchell, b. flynn, r. brown, k. penna, j. mcmahon, g. turnbull, n. skewes, d. vowles, d. blake, mr nuttall, g. borchers, i. greenbank, d. evans, j. whelan, j. milne, w. sawall, d. ward, r. rundell, mr ellerton, m. foy, l. reed, c. tilgals -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1947
List of Full Course Students' 1947, Magazine Committee, Editorial, Editor's Notes, News and Notes, Our New Principal, Obituary, Farewell Dinner to Mr and Mrs A. F. Heseltine, S.M. B. Sports Committee. Principal's Page, The Literary Society, Science Section, A Trip to Whyalla, Art Section, Senior Sport, Commercial Notes, Dressmaking and Girls' Preparatory Section, Junior Technical School Section .2) Yellow cover with blue, white and green lettering, soft covered magazine of 54 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, n. whitaker, e. stevens, d. spence, r. gladman, d. munroe, f. g. procter, p. wilson, dr. j. r. pound, j. swain, r. w. richards, h. j. edwards, r. p. flower, ken palmer, john leslie burt, r. s. ewins, w. r. burrow, david maxwell, c. a. hoadley, mr and mrs a. f. heseltine, james rogers, dorothy spence, tom hobill, a. e. lambert, w. b. hirt, p. maloney, j. blainey, n. hornbuckle, k. bremner, o. whitworth, r. pullen, r. eason, j. a. mckenzie, j. mckenzie, w. brown, d. harbour, k. whiter, m. sewell, r. kibby, b. sherritt, mr hillman, miss fogarty, mr richards, miss darby, d. brayshaw, d. judd, b. tippett, neville m. bunning, w. ross, r. u'ren, g. bligh, s. baird, j. parker, m. grace, j. mccoy, f. savage, j. veale, d. jelbart, b. hewitt, j. willis, a. temby, b. tantau, n. rees, j. rogers, h. fumberger, l. veale, m. heatherington, r. rosser, b. davis, b. murrel, c. edmonds, r. cairns, j. morrish, j. wilson, g. coward, j. scala, w. ludbrook, g. searle, j. dunstan, m. murray, b. u'ren, r. loft, m. kennedy, a. mccallum, c. mcdonald, t. sawyer, f. mcwilliam, r. spence, b. llewellyn, t. lannen, m. robot, n. pitcher, j. cartledge, m. court, p. hay, t. halstead, n. bawden, d. stevenson, e. lloyd, b. jones, m. pitcher, olive whitworth, rhonda cockburn, k. roberts, w. clarke, j. james, n. silvey, t. shaw, s. vinegrad, j. watts, a. young, k. ward, p. hewitt, g. murrowood, i. lepp, g. hindson, k. belsar, d. gilbert, d. tozer, t. hewitt, m. collinson, w. coad, f. tolliday, w. quayle, r. wilson, r. cochrane, r. norman, c. sanos, j. daly, j. blackburn, r. kennedy, william arthur prowse, l. george, c. beaston, r. ward, g. stimson, r. plover, w. congress, s. hoffman, m. rundell, j. skilbeck, f. atkinson, r. rickard, t. wren, d. mcdonald, j. bethune, r. lavery, g. allen, b. feaver, c. jones, w. coles, k. spalding, m. tweedale, m. horwood, r. eyres, m. bailey, m. coleman, i. hicks, f. atchison, i. mcconchie, o. v. o'neull, l. l. sedgwick, william prowse, bill prowse, neville bunning -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, J.A. Hoskin & Son, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1949
School Council, Members of Staff, Principal's Page, Editorial, Magazine Committee 1949, News and Notes, Literary Society, Prize Presentation,The Corbould Travelling Scholarship, The Year's Sport with the Boys, Science School, The Apprentices, The Art School, The Preps and Dressmakers, The Girls' Associations, Commercial Notes, The Junior School, Junior School Sport, List of Full Course Students 1949, Students doing Trade Apprenticeship Courses, Junior Technical School Students 1949, FootballPale green soft covered magazine with purple font, 54 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, w. maddox, s. jones, a. fenton, h. tozer, s. ross, j. henderson, j. lyons, g. philpott, b. lette, m. grham, j. ellis, j. w. grove, b. bryan, r. w. richards, l. hillman, c. g. fairbank, j. barker, b. e. pitman, f. hamilton, m. morgan, r. l. cutter, g. w. mainwaring, lindsay pattenden, kevin whiter, bob davis, bruce tippett, geoff. edmonds, lance peach, crom. bray, alf. mckenzie, gwen mcdonnell, betty stafford, c. f. jeffrey, r. r. watson, maureen burt, hugh jeffrey, professor a. mica smith, william henry corbould, ronald g. berlyn, j. carmichael, n. campigli, r. spence, f. savage, d. powell, t. chapman, r. u'ren, a. mccallum, t. sawyer, c. k. mcdonald, c. restarick, j. brokenshire, i. durant, j. ballinger, j. dunstan, k. treloar, w. wray, c. sanos, j. wilson, m. mccarthy, j. boag, j. jopling, j. walton, t. duncan, j. hines, j. bethune, b. flavel, g. hindson, d. durant, b. pitman, r. tantau, g. hetherington, c. hobson, r. campbell, r. sheppard, n. morton, n. ludbrook, g. searle, m. murray, j. swain, j. vernon, g. r. mainwaring, margaret treganowan, w. tooth, j. andrews, s. quick, m. troon, g. george, m. lambert, v. daff, m. baker, j. bulluss, a. nelson, b. robinson, m. treganowan, c. fuller, l. greenbank, m. carroll, b. black, g. williams, p. reidy, b. nice, s. archibald, d. weatherill, h. coad, j. clark, wallace reid, j. sawyer, j. daly, l. regan, w. jenkins, l. mckenzie, c. lockhart, d. irish, m. mclean, r. kennedy, m. rough, g. allen, j. tolliday, r. bawden, w. mckenzie, b. thomas, r. ward, m. coleman, e. mackie, r. furlong, n. silvey, k. adams, j. blain, g. ching, h. saw, g. hannah, j. watts, j. mulrooney, n. andrews, s. hoffman, j. kimber, b. graham, j. boak, a. snell, r. wilkins, s. deans, g. delaland, a. johnston, n. hodder, a. mills, p. mclean, r. bunting, i. parrot, n. shiltz, j. bastin, h. clark, k. cooper, r. carter, l. owen, r. walters, l. whitcher, i. robertson, f. young, c. hay, i. connell, r. riddiford, a. whytes, h. flack, a. aggett, g. stimson, l. fuhrmeister, g. holmes, d. lochead, baseball, football, alfred mica smith, geoff mainwaring, richard w. richards, r.w. richards, dick richards, william corbould, corbould travelling scholarship, alfred mckenzie, geoffrey mainwaring, john vernon -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1950
School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, News and Notes, Prize Presentation, Magazine Committee 1950, Prominent Personalities, The Literary Society, Retirements, Boys Sport, Annual Sports, Football. Baseball, Tennis, Science School, Television in Australia,The Apprentices, Commercial Notes, The Girls Association, Preps and Dressmakers, The Art School, Junior School, List of Full Course Students, Students doing Trade Apprenticeship courses, Junior Technical School Roll CallWhite soft covered magazine with green and gold font.ballarat school of mines, magazine, k. e. scull, g.w. barrel, e. j. tippett, j. harriott, lindsay hillman, a. e. watson (nee jeanette perkins, n. andrews, j. peyton, c.g. fairbank, s. jones, f. benjamin, b. flavel, f. heath, v. jolly, h. browning, m. troon, w. archibald, r. gay, s. ross, d. cotton, b. bryan, rodney t. sheppard, m. j. mccarthy, shirley ross, george m. hetherington, john k. ballinger, roberta gay, lois pedrazzi, robert tantau, joyce eberhardt, louise hamilton, joy lyons, john f. swain, d. mullins, g. cornell, arthur burrow, j. watts, w. carlyon, a. kinnane, j. boag, r. ingleton, b. schreenan, s. deans, j. tinney, r. campbell, j. vernon, j. jopling, d. durant, j. ballinger, j. swain, k. treloar, t. duncan, j. bethune, j. hines, l. owen, c. livitsanso, m. stevens, bob davis, e. boschen, j. sawyer, c. restarick, r. archer, m. tunbridge, j. carmichael, a. brokenshire, m. barker, a. mccallum, l. searle, p. richards, r. simpson, n. ludbrook, r. sheppard, nigel fitzclarence, j. m. blackburn, m. m. phillips, w. k. holmes, william rodgers, barry pearce, e. sobey, norma taylor, pat lavery, heather browning, anne wright, barbara wilson, lynette klein, margaret winberg, pearl monds, d. searle, heather harris, glenys nolan, dorothy wilkie, mary gleeson, phyllis dellaca, valerie jolly, anne turnley, lynette bromley, n. taylor, n. hooker, g. mainwaring, barbara symons, wm. j. paterson, j. jenkin, r. l. whitla, pastor r. m. hunting, r. phillips, r. f. bawden, l. b. doull, g. graham, s. hoffman, j. mulrooney, g. stimson, c. lockhart, b. kennedy, d. irish, l. dow, s. saw, m. winberg, h. clark, f. case, r. braybrook, g. holmes, e. mackie, j. collier, a. johnstone, n. newey, f. young, b. baldock, b. graham, n. caldow, c. hay, e. carter, g. delaland, r. millar, r. kennedy, g. wittingslow, h. flack, r. quayle, g. ditchfield, j. parrot, a. brogden, m. hodder, r. satchell, r. lyons, j. gilmer, f. andrewartha, b. tozer, d. jones, l. fuhrmeister, r. furlong, j. twaits, c. hocking, n. andres, d. quick, g. vickers, b. mann, s. kellett, b. matthews, g. gilbert, afl, vfl -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, J.A. Hoskin & Son, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1951. Gold Centenary Number, 1951
School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, Magazine Committee, News and Notes, Literary Society, Prominent Personalities, The Centenary and Jubilee Celebrations, Prize Presentation, Boys Sport, Cricket, Annual Sports, Football, Baseball, Tennis, Science School, A Day in Colombo, The Apprentices, The Art School, Ballarat's Achievement, The Girls Association, Dressmakers, Commercial Notes, Foundation Pupils of Ballarat Girls Junior Technical School, Junior School, Retirements Green soft covered magazine with gold font.ballarat school of mines, magazine, heather harris, c. g. fairbank, d. cotton, j. bethune, f. andrewartha, p. ditchfield, n. andrews, f. benjamin, s. deans, w. j. patterson, glenice lodington, esme atkins, rosemary hullick, heather browning, valerie jolly, eileen walsh, beverley robinson, b. bryan, jack ballinger, h. trudinger, l. garner, don stevens, kevin treloar, cliff restarick, jim brokenshire, john jopling, barbara wilson, margery troon, e. j. tippett, r. w. richards, w. kingston, joan cameron, lloyd veal, john mckenzie, crom. bray, pat maloney, betty dulfer, margaret martin, bill llewellyn, jacquiline bilston, alf mckenzie, grace laurie, john spittle, mina gallie, mrs willis brown, donald eltringham, mrs d. eltringham, geoff mounter, mrs g. mounter, alan wilson, ian mclachlan, doug dean, mrs d. dean, bill meinhardt, norman dalton, b. taylor, j. tinney, r. ingleton, a. kinnane, g. hindson, j. peyton, j. sawyer, j. watts, a. fareco, e. bartrop, m. frawley, l. matthews, j. blackburn, b. flavel, b. schreenan, b. smith, d. stevens, j. ballinger, c. livitsanos, a. johnson, r. archer, j. brokenshire, g. heyes, j. carmichael, c. restarick, m. phillips, m. gillin, don stewart, a. faneco, m. stevens, w. maddox, w. tooth, r. simpson, jim john, ruth buckland, ron simpson, max phillips, l. m. pedrazzi, ballarat, lake wendouree, don whitefield, dorothy robertson, glen gazzard, alison philp, audrey dunn, judith bryan, valerie blee, valerie hughes, carol seddon, brenda beaumont, elizabeth kinnane, noel batch, pat lavery, glenys perry, ann wright, margaret henderson, margaret winberg, faida lewis, diane o'beirne, lynette klein, gloria white, dorothy j. searle, isobel tyrell, l. j. blomeley, adelaide hocking, joyce wilson, j. edwards, lynette robson, lois snibson, janice rogers, joy mills, lynn gilbert, dawn searle, valerie mills, bonnie cody, dawn peacock, margaret paine, carole sneddon, valma vincent, raylee bennetts, kay buchanan, loris gilbert, dawn lang, margaret thompson, lorraine horwood, yvonne rowlands, janette sandwith, dawn parkes, doreen new, marion marshall, p. sullivan, k. r. hall, n. brogden, k. duncan, b. baldock, j. bastin, r. furlong, n. spiers, d. quillian, n. sutherland, a. mills, l. norman, w. saggers, m. hodder, r. hewitt, d. jones, p. reid, b. warrillon, g. edwards, j. bentley, m. hall, n. quick, b. mann, f. dolan, g. gilbert, e. mackie, w. davies, d. roberts, n. purdue, r. austin, r. dunstone, g. king, r. hill, i. nunn, g. hawkes, w. cowan, c. grose, c. garnham, j. white, d. snowden, b. darrington, m. drabsch, t. wilson, r. osborne, a. mcpherson, n. dixon, g. anderson, r. stevenson, b. musgrove, m. roberts, d. dow, a. hepworth, j. copeman, g. pike, j. collier, c. petrie, l. pitcher, r. sharpe, j. gilmer, k. hall, j. boak, j. hudson, k. mccoll -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazines, Various
Pale green soft covered magazine with red and black ink. 56 pages including advertisements. 1. Fourth Term, 1907. Included an article on Cornish Mining. 2. 1946 3. 1945 4. 1949 5. 1950 6. 1951 7. 1944 8. 1942 9. 1941 10. 1960 - School Council, Members of staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, Literary Society, That First Day, Prominent Personalities, Conferring of Diplomas, The Begonia Parade, Efficient Reading?, The Sporting Pages, Enter the Modern, Tradition, The Ceremony, Roll Call - List of Students' 11. 1939 12. 1909 13. 1908 ballarat school of mines, robert norton, c. t. tay, n. delosa, bill boggs, alan bethune, janis erdmanis, alan rock, peter agrums, gail trewanack, tony white, norm nash, graeme "curly" williams, chong thung "jack" tay, noel whitcher, malcolm peel, k. blee, roberta pittard, margaret timmins, i. menner, r. nicholson, g. titheridge, g. johnson, p. agrums, d. pope, r. wollermann, g. hall, g. hart, n. nugent, a. bethune, k. penna, s. white, t. white, j. pollock, k. rogers, l. campbell, n. bromley, t. scanlon, j. davis, j. miller, k. kirton, b. hickey, w. moore, m. mckinnon, i. weir, r. coutts, g. thurling, anthony yeung, y. kwong, r. champneys, j. erdmanis, a. webb, d. taylor, j. rash, n. nash, c. tai, s. chand, t. gan, k. e. ooi, c. poh, m. mallett, l. rawlings, a. patterson, g. le couteur, m. hewitt, e. grummett, a. rock, r. miller, g. ikstrums, b. lonsdale, d. holmes, g. leishman, r. norton, t. brauer, n. whitcher, p. lockyer, lois morris, eric mcgrath, helen ross, g. cornell, i. menz, l. j. matthews, l. j. groat, o. n. hails, p. j. davis, n. l. nash, s. mason, mr and mrs barry singleton, john wolfe, brian duthie, cornish mining, j. skuja, s. rowe, a. kinnane, w. maddox, sturt street ballarat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, Welcome Nugget,1948
Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1948, List of Full Course Students', Editorial, Principal's Page, Photographic Competition, News and Notes, Editor's Notes, Obituary - S. H. Mayo, Farewells to Staff Members, Alterations in Staff, Science Section. The Literary Society, S.M.B. Yesterday and Today, R.A.A.F. Story, Art Section, Escape from Nazi Europe, Short Story Competition, Senior Sport, The Junior Techs, Students' doing Trade Apprenticeship Courses Green front page soft cover of 53 pages with burgundy and green inscriptions on front coverballarat school of mines students' magazine, staff, sports, h. tozer, v. lancaster, g. murdoch, m. greenwood, a. fenton, c. rook, b. bryan, c. g. fairbank, r. p. flower, c. sanos, d. munro, e. marshman, r. w. richards, dr. j. r. pound, m. k. ashton, w. k. l. murray, s. h. mayo, john c. collins, don johnston, f. g. procter, l. j. hillman, n. d. gardner, arthur c. burrow, p. richards, h. darby, lewis huisman, betty freeth, j. williams, m. treganowan, g. williams, w. archibald, m. callahan, m. ryan, t. downes, d. anderson, m. rowbottom, b. lette, l. greenbank, v. ritchie, b. hutchings, p. reidy, b. tantau, w. brown, w. wilson, d. durant, g. hetherington, j. wilson, m. murray, r. cairns, g. edmonds, j. ballinger, n. edwards, r. rosser, h. graham, k. treloar, j. boag, l. veal, h. fumberger, j. jopling, w. wray, j. dunstan, j. willis, r. davis, g. coward, j. scala, g. searle, n. ludbrook, r. u'ren, r. hollioake, a. vinegrad, h. mcwilliam, b. tippett, j. brokenshire, f. savage, r. spence, j. sawyer, t. lannen, e. lloyd, d. brayshaw, r. b. williams, beryl hutchings, heather coad, margaret ryan, s. shillington, b. duffer, m. mclean, j. catherall, c. beeston, e. shaw, n. silvey, d. stevens, k. adams, t. hewitt, i. lepp, j. mccormack, a. young, l. george, j. terrill, k. spalding, j. watts, w. clarke, g. hindson, d. gilbert, a. hewitt, r. plover, g. murrowood, r. cochrane, j. bethune, j. walton, r. ward, j. blain, r. luke, j. daly, k. ward, i. mcconchie, p. hewitt, j. skilbeck, e. jones, c. hoffman, w. mckenzie, r. phillips, g. allen, k. george, h. saw, c. mayne, b. graham, m. tweedale, d. alexander, r. gluyas, w. rodgers, r. norman, m. horwood, p. hains, m. coleman, g. hannah, r. smith, r. bawden, r. simpson, d. ditchfield, w. d. ditchfield, r.a.a.f. story, avro anson, escape from nazi europe -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1956
School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, Prominent Personalities, The Worshipful Company of Plumbers, Controlling the Menace of Radio-active Bombs, Sports Awards 1956, Football, Athletics, Cricket, Baseball, Tennis, Literary Society, The Dear Departing, The Struggle for Malayan Merdeka (Independence), Junior School, Boys' Form Notes, House Notes, Ballarat North Technical School, Roll Call, Ballarat Junior Technical School - Members of Staff and Students', Ballarat North Junior Technical School - Members of Staff and Students'Gray front page soft cover with red and black inscriptions on front cover, 84 pages.ballarat school of mines students' magazine, school council, members of staff, staff, sports, i. tregenza, mrs hanrahan, mr r. t. white, mrs r. t. white, mr and mrs l. f. wilson, mr r. w. richards, mrs barnett, r. j. king, j. halliday, b. antonio, p. montgomery, w. wilkins, g. keddie, j. clarke, g. nicholls, k. burgej. gullock, w. doyle, m. moore, d. mcleod, b. gamble, j. allen, g. wilson, r. elshaug, r. chibnall, r. gamble, m. elsey, w. dowler, j. taylor, g. caddy, b. flood, g. rapkins, r. whitten, r. priddle, r. wilson, j. carroll, m. tucker, f. trigg, i. franklin, n. dell, n. yean, c. judd, j. richards, w. sawall, w. wilson, k. penna, k. rogers, b. harrison, g. martin, l. mcdonald, a. brumby, r. mckenzie, g. manning, j. sarah, t. fletcher, john clelland, john collier, john matthews, norman leckie, phil kempe, harold steane, russell ewins, jeff coward, cliff restarick, don stevens, frank whitworth, bill burrow, keith mccoll, marian ritchie, elizabeth kinnane, ballarat girls' junior technical school, dressmaking, commercial, mascot, m.b. john aggregate shield, hume and iser swimming shield, alf clark, warwick wtty, garner, n. haig, p. agrums, raaf cadets, sunshine biscuit factory, ballarat north junior technica school, north tech, choir, hor khoo, norman dalton, bill sadler, neville spears, ian schunke, john wolfe, bernie gallagher, nelson hails, don overall, brian tozer, harry brue, beverly briggs, denis bryans, barry singleton, alan clarke, beth byrne, n. hails, j. matthews, b. gallagher, j. collier, d. overall, p. robinson, john benn, fred leigh, j. lacy, mr garner, warwick etty, worshipful company of plumbers, plumbing, air training corps, cadets, ballarat north junior technical school, ballarat north technical school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newsletter, Ballarat University College Newsletter, Nos 1-9, 1990
Ballarat University College was affiliated with the University of Melbourne. It was previously Ballarat College of Advanced Education, and later became the University of Ballarat. John Sharpham was the Director of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1991 the college had an enrolment of over 4,200 people.Nine four page newsletters of the Ballarat University College. .1) Steve Moneghetti interview and picture, Chianti, Pat Hope biography, Platypus Survical Study, Halls of Residence. .2) John Sharpham, Pat Hope, National rankings, Mount Helen Library extensions, Student accomodation, H. Troon Pty Ltd, Brett Edgington, Melissa Graham, Michael Ransom, Department of Conservation and Environment, Land rehabilitation, Ron Kemp, Richard Steep, Rodger Fernandez, francoise Jewell, Petrus Spronk, basketball. .3) Literary Essay Wards, Meg Tasker, John Sharpham, Garry Kinnane, Town and Gown, Keving Livingston, Bruce Garner, Sports Performance unit, Director's Medal winners - Paul Davidson and Belinda Collins .4) Derek Woolley, John Sharpham, Assistant Director, Scott barber, nursing, Thoshan Ruberu .5) Ian Brain, Brotherhood of St Laurence, John Sharpham, Nina McKay, Koorie Bridging Course .6) John Sharpham, Taiwan, Dennis Else, Trevor Hastings, Leanne Phillips, Cinnamon Francis .7) Derek Woolley, Asian Studies, Carolyn Blackman, Rober Sharrock, Cari Dowing, Jodie Hawkin, Mary Hickey, Nigel McCallum, Kevin Livingston .8) John Sharpham, Mary Hickey, Mohammad Hilmi, Bin Yusof, Bill Pryor, Ross ramsat, Clare Cummins, Extra Muros, Anne Rowe, Mary Egan, Vicki Shelton .9) John Sharpham, Garry Kidd, Peter BlizzardElaine d'Esterre Ian hemingway, Parking, Kerry Daniell, Denis Shanahan, trevor hastings moneghetti, student accomodation, mt helen student accommodation, ballarat university college, hope, chianti, platypus, jewell, kemp, steep, spronk, petrus spronk, tasker, kinnane, garner, livingston, town and gown, ruberu, barber, else, phillips, collins, francis, wooley, livingston, mccallum, hickey, sharrock, dowing, hawkins, egan, shelton, pryor, ramsay, hilmi, yusof -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Dr Meg Tasker, 1990
Associate Professor Meg Tasker was employed at Federation University Australia (formerly University of Ballarat) from July 1989 to September 2018 where she lectured in literary and cultural studies. She supervised one of the first PhDs in the University, and was one of the first University of Ballarat staff to be awarded an ARC Discovery Large Grant for on Australian Writers in Britain 2003-2006. Meg Tasker served as the General Editor of the Australasian Victorian Studies Association Journal from 2014 to 2018. She published a critical biography of Francis W.L. Adams, and is recognised as an authority in the field of 19th century Australian cultural studies. Copy of a photographic portrait of Dr Meg Tasker at her graduation in 1990 where she was awarded a PhD (English) from Monash University. Thesis: Multiple Voices in the Poetry of A.H. Clough meg tasker, doctorate, floppy hat, graduation, phd, federation university, university women -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, G.W. Barton, The Australian Literary and Inverstors Review, Vol IV, 1908, 28/10/1908
36 page magazine investors, g.w. barton, bank of australasia, royal bank of australia, castlemaine brewery, castle salt, city of newcastle gas and coke co, denton hat mills ltf, national bank of new zealand, potter's sulphide ore treatment ltd, royal exchange of sydney, north shore gas company, perpetual trustee co. ltd, launceston cas co, footscray gas and coke co. ltd, kauri timber co. new zealand -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - SPEECH NOTES WW1, Nov 1918
Item was in the collection of Edgar Francis Dawson DCM No 4472 AIF.Written on a field note paper By George Ros Freeman, 5 sheets. Address given to australian troops on the 4/11/1918 by the Bishop of Amiensdocuments notes, speech, bishop, amiens -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Moreover - by Walter Murdoch, 1935
This book contains essays written by Walter Murdoch in 1935. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970) had a distinguished academic career and became Australia’s best-known essayist. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. In 1901 Walter Murdoch came to Warrnambool, going into partnership with James Scott, the Headmaster of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School. When Scott retired Murdoch became the sole owner and Headmaster of the school. While in Warrnambool Murdoch wrote a textbook, ‘The Struggle for Freedom’, a book which covers English constitutional history and has chapters on Australian government at all levels including the new Federal Government. In 1904 Murdoch left Warrnambool to take up a position lecturing in English at Melbourne University. He went on to become the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him. Murdoch published over 40 books, one of which is the collection of essays called’ Moreover’. He was knighted in 1964. This book is of interest as an example of the writings of Walter Murdoch, an important Australian literary figure who was a resident of warrnamboo and proprietor of a private school in the town in the early 1900s. This is a hard cover book of 252 pages. The cover is green with an image of a quill pen on the front cover. The book has a preface, a contents page, 33 essays by Walter Murdoch and an index. There are no photographs or illustrations to accompany the text.Inside front page: A bookplate with the name ‘Dot’, a sketch of a Father Christmas and ‘25/12/35, Merry Xmas! Collin’. walter murdoch, australian literature, warrnambool college (early 20th century), history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Speaking Personally - W Murdoch, 1946
This is a collection of essays written by Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970). He had a distinguished academic and literary career and is regarded as one of Australia’s greatest essayists. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. Murdoch came to Warrnambool in 1901 as the proprietor of a private school. He left Warrnambool to take up a position at Melbourne University as an English lecturer. He went on to become the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and was later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as an example of the literary works of Walter Murdoch, a distinguished literary figure in Australian history and a person who has his place also in Warrnambool’s history. He came to Warrnambool in 1901, going into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Headmaster of the school. While he in Warrnambool Murdoch continued to write and published in Warrnambool the school text book, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’. He left Warrnambool in 1904. This is a hard cover book of 186 pages. It has a blue cover which is slightly faded at the top of the spine. It has a dust cover in beige tonings with the title of the book and the author’s name on the spine and the same details on the front cover (beige printing on a maroon background). The front cover has a thin maroon line as an edging and the back dust cover features an advertisement for another Walter Murdoch publication. The book has a Preface, 31 chapters of short essays and an Index. The dust cover is frayed at the edges and discoloured on the spine. walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college, (early 20th century) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Saturday Mornings, 1931
This book contains a collection of essays written by Walter Murdoch. Most of them were originally published in the Melbourne Argus newspaper. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970) had a distinguished academic and literary career. In addition he was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated columns in several Australian newspapers. In 1901 Murdoch came to Warrnambool as the proprietor of a private school. In 1904 he became a lecturer in English at Melbourne University and later the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia. He was later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch who was not only an important figure in Australia literature but also he played a part in Warrnambool’s history. He came to Warrnambool in 1901, going into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Headmaster of Warrnambool College. Whilst in Warrnambool Murdoch wrote the school history text book, ‘The Struggle for Freedom’. He left Warrnambool in 1904. The original owner of the book, Mary Minkwitz, may have had some connection with Warrnambool as a member of the Minkwitz family lived in Warrnambool in the 1950s. This is a hard cover book of 240 pages. It has a dark green cover with the name of the book and the author printed in gold lettering on the spine. It has a Preface, 35 short essays by Walter Murdoch and an Index. The spine lettering is faded and the cover has some slight rubbing. It is bound with glue and reinforced inside the cover with tape. ‘This book belongs to Mary D. Minkwitz’.walter murdoch, australian literature, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college (early 20th century) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Collected Essays, 1945
This book is a collection of the essays written by Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970), a distinguished Australian writer and academic. He is probably Australia’s best-known essayist and became a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. He came to Warrnambool in 1901 and operated a private school in the town. In 1904 he became a lecturer in English at the University of Melbourne and went on to be the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch who was not only an important figure in Australian literature but also has a place in Warrnambool’s history. In 1901 he went into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and headmaster of the college. While in Warrnambool Murdoch wrote the Australian school history book, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’, a book which sold 10,000 copies in its first year. In 1904 Murdoch left Warrnambool. This is a hard cover book of 904 pages. It has a plain buff-coloured cover with gold printing on the spine. It is a fifth edition and contains a preface, 186 essays by Walter Murdoch and an index. The cover and pages are slightly faded and the cover is a little marked. australian literature, walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college (early 20th century) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.122, March 2018
The Springthorpe Memorial / Pauline Turville p1. Historical Society News p3. 2018 Kew Festival Events p4. Nettie & Vance Palmer: Literary giants of Kew / Desley Reid p5. The Artistic Sensibility: Works of art & manuscripts in the Vaughan-Smith Collection / Robert Baker p7. Kew Residents Leave Their Beautiful Borough for Federation Activities in Melbourne / Suzanne McWha p10. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionThe Springthorpe Memorial / Pauline Turville p1. Historical Society News p3. 2018 Kew Festival Events p4. Nettie & Vance Palmer: Literary giants of Kew / Desley Reid p5. The Artistic Sensibility: Works of art & manuscripts in the Vaughan-Smith Collection / Robert Baker p7. Kew Residents Leave Their Beautiful Borough for Federation Activities in Melbourne / Suzanne McWha p10. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.125, December 2018
Institutional Memory [Kew Mental Hospital, Children’s Cottages Kew] / Robert Baker p.1. Vale: Max Sartori, Anne Glasson, Mel Lawrence p2. Society News: Events, Exhibitions p3. What does it Mean to be Significant / Emma Russell p4. ‘Howly” Trinity Church and the Henty Family / Suzanne McWha p6. What’s in a Name: 63 Wellington Street / David White p8. New Acquisitions for the Collection / Robert Baker p.9. Vincent Buckley: a Catholic literary intellectual / Desley Reid p10. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionInstitutional Memory [Kew Mental Hospital, Children’s Cottages Kew] / Robert Baker p.1. Vale: Max Sartori, Anne Glasson, Mel Lawrence p2. Society News: Events, Exhibitions p3. What does it Mean to be Significant / Emma Russell p4. ‘Howly” Trinity Church and the Henty Family / Suzanne McWha p6. What’s in a Name: 63 Wellington Street / David White p8. New Acquisitions for the Collection / Robert Baker p.9. Vincent Buckley: a Catholic literary intellectual / Desley Reid p10. Membership & Donations p12. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Sabbioni, Jennifer, Indigenous Australian voices : a reader, 1998
... -- Literary collections. | Aboriginal Australians in art ...An impressive collection of the poetry, artwork, and prose of thirty-six contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists. . . . The world views and the expression of the contributors are compelling. . . . It is an exploration of Ôthe dreamingÕ that organizes the text, in the sense that individual and kinship relationships to the origin stories of ÔdreamtimeÕ inform both a resistance to the genocidal heritage of Australian colonization as well as a unique focus for indigenous identity.xxxi, 310 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. An impressive collection of the poetry, artwork, and prose of thirty-six contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists. . . . The world views and the expression of the contributors are compelling. . . . It is an exploration of Ôthe dreamingÕ that organizes the text, in the sense that individual and kinship relationships to the origin stories of ÔdreamtimeÕ inform both a resistance to the genocidal heritage of Australian colonization as well as a unique focus for indigenous identity.australian literature -- aboriginal australian authors. | aboriginal australians -- literary collections. | aboriginal australians, in art. | -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, That Girl
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. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. That Girl Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co illustrations by Frances Ewan Date: 1920warrnambool, 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, that girl, ethel turner, frances ewan -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Brigid and The Cub
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. WARRNAMBOOL'S MECHANICS' INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. Brigid and The Cub Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co Date: 1919Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC TUR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institutewarrnambool, 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, brigid and the cub, ethel turner -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Betty & Co
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. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. Betty & Co Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co Date: 1903Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC TUR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by 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, betty & co, ethel turner -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, St Tom and The Dragon
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. WARRNAMBOOL'S MECHANICS' INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. St Tom and The Dragon Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Date: 1918Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC TUR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, 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, st tom and the dragon, ethel turner -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Fugitives From Fortune
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. WARRNAMBOOL'S MECHANICS' INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. Fugitives From Fortune Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co Date: 1909Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC TUR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, 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, fugitives from fortune, ethel turner