A newspaper article was published at the time of the donation of this four-volume set of The Imperial Dictionary of The English Language. The article refers to the Geelong Maritime Society donating the funds to purchase the set of books. The Geelong Maritime Society Inc. was formed to save the Steam Tug Victor from being scrapped. Its public appeal raised funds for this purpose, but its efforts to stop the tug's destruction were unsuccessful. The Society was disbanded in February 1990 and generously donated the raised funds to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. Flagstaff Hill used the funds to purchase the four-volume set of The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language by John Ogilvie. The books are appropriately housed in the library cabinet of the Common School in Flagstaff Hill's village. Each book has a label with an inscription acknowledging the Geelong Maritime Society Inc.'s donation. STEAM TUG VICTOR: The steam tug Victor, built in 1951 at Gainsborough, UK, was said to be the most powerful tug in Victoria. It was once used in Geelong. A private party, currently, in 2025, researching the steam tug Victor, discovered the information that connected the vessel to the books in Flagstaff Hill's library. This set of reference books was published in 1882. The volumes are typical of books used for education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The publisher used both print and illustrations for explanations.The Imperial Dictionary of The English Language: a complete encyclopedic lexicon, literary, scientific and technological, Volume 1 by John Ogilvie, LL.D., Author of "The Comprehensive English Dictionary," "The Student's English Dictionary," &c. &c. New edition, carefully revised and greatly augmented. Edited by Charles Annandale, M.A. Illustrated by above [by Charles Annandale, M.A.]. Three thousand engravings printed in the text. Vol. IV. SCREAM-ZYTHUM. With supplement and appendix. Publisher: Blackie & Son, 49 AND 50 Old Bailey, E.C. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin Printer: W. G. Blackie and Co., Villafield, Glasgow. UK. Volumes Dated: 1882 and 1883 Publisher's logo on the Fly page. Large book, brown covered board, gold embossed details on spine, and front cover impressed with a decorative diamond logo of Blackie and Sons and its motto, within a rectangle. A label inside the front cover acknowledges the donor, Geelong Maritime Society Inc. Inside this first volume was a newspaper clipping, undated. Logo and motto: "(Shield Infront of a ribbon) with entwined letters "B & S" [Blackie & Son] and "Lucem Libris Disseminamus" [Laten: We disseminate light through books] Label: "Donated by Geelong Maritime Society Inc which was disbanded in February 1990" with blue rope border, and logos of a sailing ship and an anchor. Titles of newspaper clippings: "Queer Beasts of the Bush: The Legend of the Bunyip, by J. C. Le Souef" "Nature's Puzzle World: How Lillies Close Their Petals" "In the Forties: A Pastoral Pioneer" [about Charles M. Gray] flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the imperial dictionary of the english language vol 1, john ogilvie, blackie & son, 1882, dictionary, encyclopedia, geelong maritime society inc., reference books, common school, steam tug victor, 1942

The Imperial Dictionary of The English Language Vol 2 by John Ogilvie Publisher Blackie & Son Ltd Dated 1882 Label: "Donated by Geelong Maritime Society Inc which was disbanded in February 1990" with blue rope border, and logos of a sailing ship and an anchor.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the imperial dictionary of the english language vol 2, the imperial dictionary of the english language, john ogilvie, dictionary, encyclopedia, 1882, blackie & sons

The Imperial Dictionary of The English Language Vol 3 by John Ogilvie Publisher Blackie & Son Ltd Date 1882Label: "Donated by Geelong Maritime Society Inc which was disbanded in February 1990" with blue rope border, and logos of a sailing ship and an anchor.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the imperial dictionary of the english language vol 3, book, john ogilvie, dictionary, encyclopedia, 1882, blackie & son

The Imperial Dictionary of The English Language Vol 4 by John Ogilvie Publisher Blackie & Son Ltd Date 1882Label: "Donated by Geelong Maritime Society Inc which was disbanded in February 1990" with blue rope border, and logos of a sailing ship and an anchor.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the imperial dictionary of the english language vol 4, the imperial dictionary of the english language, john ogilvie, dictionary, encyclopedia, 1882, blackie & son

This copy book was used by Maggie McKay in 1902 when in 6th Grade at Meeniyan State School (no 3165) and was learning to write in the approved manner. Vere Henry Louis Foster (1819-1900), an educationist, philanthropist, and humanist, who worked devotedly to improve the situation of the Irish poor, published a series of these copy books to improve writing skills, as better literacy and penmanship meant better chances of employment. The books were first published in 1865 and were sold for 1 penny, a fraction of what they cost to produce. In the first year alone one million Foster's Copy Books were sold. The series of books taught children the alphabet and writing. Copy books for older children taught basic business studies and book-keeping.The family of Maggie McKay were early settlers in Moorabbin ShireA school writing copy book with 14 pages divided so that the student copied the text on one half of the page. VERE FOSTERS NEW COPY BOOKS / BOLD WRITING / OR CIVIL SERVICE SERIES London BLACKIE & SON Glasgow and Dublin market gardners, pioneers, early settlers, mooorabbin, brighton, east brighton, bentleigh, correspondence, writing equipment, pen and ink, education, vere foster, irish

A text book used by a local Tawonga student in the 1930's. The school she attended was Rosehill Girls School in Albury. This was one of the foundation schools of Scots School, Albury. Rosehill was opened in 1926 by a Miss Lillian Windridge, for both day and boarding students, in a large former residential property on the corner of Crisp and Young Streets and was named after her uncle's property 'Rosehill' near Kyneton in Victoria. It catered from kindergarten to the Leaving Class. The school flourished and extra space was made available at the adjacent 'Springfield' property for more classrooms. In 1934 lack of space forced 'Rosehill' to move to a new location in Kiewa Street. In 1938, Miss Windridge sold the school to Miss Anna Drennan, a well educated Scots woman with a Masters' degree from Edinburgh University. By early 1939 the school was again overcrowded and was moved to the property 'Woodstock' in Schubach Street, East Albury and the name changed to 'Woodstock School for Girls'. In 1972, the Woodstock Presbyterian Girls School and the Albury Grammar School amalgamated to form the Scots School Albury. Wilma's family were one of the early families to settle in the Kiewa Valley and had a property at Tawonga. After her marriage, Wilma moved, with her husband, to Mt. Beauty until 1958 when they moved back to manage the farm and remained there for the rest of her life.It has a social significance as it depicts the standard of literature that was expected to be read and appreciated by students in the 1930's era. As the school was situated in Albury, it meant that the student would have been a boarder as daily transport to and from the Kiewa Valley would have been impossible at that time, unlike the 'School Bus' run that is available today. At this time there was no 'secondary education' available in the valley and education beyond primary school would have been limited to children of families that could afford to send their children to board at privately run schools.Book of literature by Charles Dickens. Has green cover with black lettering and decoration. It seems to be one of a series of books called the 'Highways and Byways of English Literature". On the front cover, at the top, 'Highway and Byways of English Literature'. Centre of page is the title "The Cricket on the Hearth" and the author Dickens. Underneath this is 'Blackies English Texts Edited by W.H.D.Rouse, Litt.D." Across the foot of the page is 'Blackie and Son Limited'. On the first page, hand written in ink is "Wilma Roper, Rosehill G.S.,Albury."secondary education, albury, kiewa valley, tawonga

A small format hardcover children's book with a coloured wrap around illustration of six schoolboys in the countryside running a race, climbing over a fence and jumping a creek. The title is printed in yellow at the top of the front cover with the publisher Blackie in black lettering at the bottom right. The coloured frontispiece shows an illustration of a hunter, an older boy and a wild dog in the snow. Eight stories of adventure are listed on the Contents page, by various authors. There are black and white lined illustrations throughout. p.96fictionA collection of eight adventure stories for boys.children's stories, adventure stories, adventure fiction, boys' stories

Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible. London: Blackie and Son 1862. A thick dark brown volume with a tiny embossed diamond shaped self-pattern on both covers. All edges of pages are gilt, The title, Holy Bible is printed in gold lettering at the top of the spine and it has five raised bands across it. The black and white decorative title page has Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible with many Additional notes, References and Readings, also Index of subjects printed at the top. Underneath in a semi-circle shape is a black ad white illustration of Ruth and Naomi, with publisher details below. The following Title Page has full details and explanations of the contents. There is a Publisher's Preface and Attestations to this Edition. Following this is a Memoir of The Rev. John Brown, closing with his final words upon his death on 19th June 1787. He was buried at Haddington Churchyard 24th June A.D. 1787, aged 65 years. Following this is an Introduction to the Right Understanding of the Oracles of God. There are many black and white plates included throughout the Bible. Pp. 1157 (Bible) At the back are many additional inclusions such as: Alphabetical Index, A Collection of Similies contained in the Scriptures, Complete Index, and Concise Dictionary, The Psalms of David in Metre, Translations and Paraphrases and more. There are missing pages of the Hymns. In all a most complex Bible for the family. Included are four loose pages with details of some of the Sebire Family Tree as noted in the Inscriptions section below. non-fictionA late Victorian family Bible— the beloved King James text, augmented by the late Revd John Brown of Haddington’s Comprehensive Bible study aids which was well bound. First published in 1611, the King James Version of the Bible has exercised an incalculable impact on piety, language and literature throughout the English-speaking world. "Other translations may engage the mind, but the King James Version is the Bible of the heart" (Campbell, 275). It is probably the text most commonly found in decorative family Bibles such as this one, which has several black and white plates. The Rev. John Brown of Haddington was "a tirelessly faithful pastor"—"For eight months of the year he delivered a lecture, two sermons, and an exercise each Sunday"—and also a prolific author. He is best remembered for his Self-Interpreting Bible, first published 1778, which became "as familiar in Presbyterian households as John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Thomas Boston's Human Nature in its Fourfold State" (DNB). Without Apocrypha. There is a Separate New Testament title page dividing the bible. Opposite page 832 is The Family Register fully handwritten in black ink Old English script commencing with Peter Sebire born 14th June 1835 Sen Died 20th September 1902 (67 years). Many other entries are listed. bibles, religious books, religion, genealogical charts, genealogy, genealogical documents, family trees

Hardcover book, 352 pages, illustrations by T.C.H. Castle.. Book has a blue cover with gold embossed text, and image of a woman standing in front of a rose bush. fictionRomance novel.anne beale, romance, fiction

This is a booklet that was once bound, probably with staples. The front cover is a beige colour with black print and ornamental scrolls and images forming a border. The front cover has writing in black ink. The back cover is missing and several pages are loose. The pages contain printing and calligraphy work and lined spaces for a person to copy from the original. Some of the pages are stained and torn at the edges. non-fictionChild's Copy Bookschool copy books, vere foster copy books, dorothy rutledge

This book belonged to Alice Mathieson. The Mathieson families were early settlers in the Woodford and Purnim areas as shopkeepers and farmers (1850s and 1860s). Peter Mathieson was a holder of land in the Nullawarre area in the 1880s. Alice Mathieson would probably be a member of this Nullawarre Mathieson family. No other information has been found about her. This book is of minor interest as an example of a 1920s attractively-illustrated book on an area in Scotland. It is also of interest as it belonged to a Nullawarre resident in the 1920s. This is a hard cover book of 68 pages. The cover has a grey background and a colour sketch of a house by the seashore on the front cover and black lettering on the front cover and on the spine. The book has twelve full page colour sketches scattered throughout the text. The cover and pages are somewhat stained and the spine is torn away at the bottom edge. The inscription is handwritten in pencil and black ink.‘Alice Mathieson Nullawarre 1927’ alice mathieson, nullawarre, history of warrnambool

This book tells of the BRITISH Army from the very earliest times down to the latest actions of the British Army in the great war.Rectangular in shape.Khaki in colour.The book has 284 pages. THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK is printed on the front cover and the spine.There is also a picture of mounted soldiers riding into battle on the front cover.

182 p.fictionst katherine's church st helena, dawn petts

Mary [Coghill][ Holmes was the sister of Henry Smerdon Holmes, an aunt to Mary Elizabeth Holmes ( m Chatham)Hard covered blue book. Bookplate presented to Mary Holmes 1st prize in Spelling and Writing S.S. Ascot 1900 P. Scott. H.T.chatham-holmes family collection, mary holmes, book plate, premium plate

192 p. : ill. Burgundy cover, embossed coloured decoration featuring leaves and flowers. Endpapers missing.fictionfiction, annie s. swan

174 p. : frontispiece col. illustration. Light brown cover with geometric pattern in dark blue.fictionfiction, children's fiction, g. a. henty

Tan hardcover book with a black and gold image of a young man on the frontline. The title and author are in red text on the front and gold on the spine.The book has four full-page illustrations. 224 p. Catalogue of books for young people at the back of the book. There is a book plate stuck on the inside cover from Howe Crescent Independent Sunday School, South Melb. "Second Prize AWARDED TO Master Ernest Muir YEAR 1887 TEACHER MR. E. A. Wells Class 4th.edward muir, e.a. wells teacher, howe crescent independent sunday school south melbourne, sunday school prizes