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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK CIRCULATING LIBRARY, 1900's
... HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK CIRCULATING LIBRARY...... Eaglehawk Circulating Library...Harry Biggs Collection. 10 photos small (identical) of Eaglehawk Circulating Library. 3 people on one side of veranda post and 4 on the other. ...Photograph HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK CIRCULATING LIBRARY ...Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 10 photos small (identical) of Eaglehawk Circulating Library. 3 people on one side of veranda post and 4 on the other. Fashions of the period and shop front of interest store windows. 2 larger photos of the above.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk circulating library -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, W. Stanley Jevons, Money and the Mechanism of Exchange, 1876
... south street young men's general debating society circulating library...Formerly part of the South Street Young Men's General Debating Society's Circulating Library....Formerly part of the South Street Young Men's General Debating Society's Circulating Library. Money and the Mechanism of Exchange Book Book W. ...Crimson and black cloth bound book of 350 pages. Formerly part of the South Street Young Men's General Debating Society's Circulating Library.non-fictionmoney, south street, south street debating society, south street young men's general debating society circulating library, bookplate, j.s. charles, john p. charles, library, barter, currency, metals as money, coining, coins, standards, exchange, promissory notes, paper currency, credit documents, foreign bills of exchange, bank of england, corn rents, legal tender -
Orbost & District Historical Societybook, The Cost of a Promise, c 1914
... Circulating libraries were common before a more substantial local library was established. ...Stamped on some pages - McCoy's Circulating Library On inside front cover - No 249 Contains a sticker for Nowlan's Library Orbost Stamped - Marshall's Circulating Library McCoy's Circulating Library...Circulating libraries were common before a more substantial local library was established. ...In the early 1950's Lionel Nowlan had a Hairdresser & Billiard Room in Nicholson Street (where the Caltex Service Station stands today). A circulating library is a small library with books lent for a small fee to subscribers and was often inside an existing business. Circulating libraries were common before a more substantial local library was established. Circulating libraries offered an alternative to the large number of readers who could not afford the price of new books in the nineteenth century but also wanted new material. Circulating libraries rented out bestsellers in large numbers, allowing publishers and authors to increase their readership and increase their earnings. They were also profitable for those businesses that established them. Nowlan's, Marshall's and McCoys were circulating libraries which operated in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century.Circulating libraries offered an alternative to the large number of readers who could not afford the price of new books in the nineteenth century but also wanted new material. It was common for them to stock the latest novels.A red cloth covered hard back book with a repaired black spine. It is titled "The Cost of a Promise" and is a novel in Three Parts by Mrs Baille Reynolds.Stamped on some pages - McCoy's Circulating Library On inside front cover - No 249 Contains a sticker for Nowlan's Library Orbost Stamped - Marshall's Circulating Library McCoy's Circulating Librarythe-cost-of-a-promise reynolds-baillie libraries-orbost circulating-libraries -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook - Chemistry, System of Chemistry, Volume 1, 2 and 3, 1819
... Includes bookplate for Watson's Circulating Library, Aberdeen....Includes bookplate for Watson's Circulating Library, Aberdeen. System of Chemistry, Volume 1, 2 and 3 Book Chemistry ...Half leather bound books on Chemistry. Includes bookplate for Watson's Circulating Library, Aberdeen.chemistry, john murray, materia medica, pharmacy -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Raine, William Macleod, The Desert's Price by William Macleod Raine, 1924
... Book plate pasted inside front cover indicating book was previously in another collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library...The Desert's Price by William Macleod Raine Book Novel Raine, William Macleod Hodder and Stoughton Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library ...Hardcover book with a dark brown fabric cover. 320 pages.fictionmacleod raine, william macleod raine, westerns, fiction -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Bookmark, Burwood Modern Library
... Circulating library...Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat 8 Cardigan St Lake Wendouree goldfields Circulating library Libraries Burwood Modern Library Work on paper Bookmark ...circulating library, libraries, -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Christie, Agatha, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, [n.d.] [First published 1926]
... Book plate and stamps indicating book was previously in another collection: Plate - 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'; Stamps - 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute'....Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library...Ltd Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library ...Murder mysteryHardcover book, 312 pages. Title page missing.fictionMurder mysteryagatha christie, mystery, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Tynan, Katharine, The Story of Cecilia by Katharine Tynan, 1911
... Text, front cover: ' THE STORY OF CECILIA. ' Book plate indicating prior ownership pasted inside front cover: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library...Bell & Sons William Clowes & Sons Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library ...Hardcover book with dark green cover. 304 pages.fictionkatharine tynan, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Payne, Robert, Love and Peace by Robert Payne, 1945
... J. Griffiths Circulating Library'....W.J. Griffiths Circulating Library...Griffiths Circulating Library Mooroopna Mechanics Hall and Free Library ...Chinese culture and history novel. The first in a series of novels describing the life of a Chinese family from 1908 to present day.Hardcover book which is the first of a series describing the life of a Chinese family from 1908 to the present day (1945). 206 pages. Book plate pasted to rear cover, indicating prior ownership: 'Griffiths Booksellers and Stationers Geelong.' Stamps inside book: 'This belongs to W. J. Griffiths Circulating Library'.fictionChinese culture and history novel. The first in a series of novels describing the life of a Chinese family from 1908 to present day.robert payne, chinese culture, chinese history, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Sims, George R, Biographs of Babylon by George R. Sims, 1902
... Sims. ' Book plate pasted inside front cover indicating book was previously in another collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library...Chatto & Windus William Clowes & Sons Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library ...A collection of stories.Hardcover book with a grey cover. A colour image of three men and a woman along the bank of a river on cover. 240 pages.fictionA collection of stories.george r. sims, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Chambers, Robert W, Marie Halkett by Robert W. Chambers, 1925
... Book plate pasted inside front cover indicating book was formerly part of another library collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'. Circular 'Linton Free Library' stamp....Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library...Fisher Unwin Ebenezer Baylis and Son, The Trinity Press Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Circulating Library ...NovelHardcover book, 314 pages. fictionNovelrobert w. chambers, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Lynch, High stakes, n.d
... Book plate and stamps 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'...Fiction Mystery Lynch Book plate and stamps 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library' 424p. dark grey cover with title and author embossed in gold on spine High stakes Book Novel Lynch Richard Clay & Sons ...424p. dark grey cover with title and author embossed in gold on spinefictionfiction, mystery, lynch -
Clunes MuseumBook, STRAHAN AND CO, IDYLLS OF THE KING, 1869
... LABEL INSIDE FRONT COVER - CLUNES MECHANICS' INSTITUTION CIRCULATING LIBRARY...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields THIS BOOK WAS BOUGHT FROM SALE OF BOOKS AT BALLARAT MECHANICS INSTITUTE IN 2000 local history book poetry IDYLLS OF THE KING ALFRED TENNYSON TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF MATERIAL HELD IN VARIOUS FREE LENDING LIBRARIES AND MECHANICS INSTITUTES LABEL INSIDE FRONT COVER - CLUNES MECHANICS' INSTITUTION CIRCULATING LIBRARY A GREEN COVERED BOOK WITH STRIP OF BROWN BINDING. ...TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF MATERIAL HELD IN VARIOUS FREE LENDING LIBRARIES AND MECHANICS INSTITUTESA GREEN COVERED BOOK WITH STRIP OF BROWN BINDING. "IDYLLS OF THE KING" BY ALFRED TENNYSONfictionTYPICAL EXAMPLE OF MATERIAL HELD IN VARIOUS FREE LENDING LIBRARIES AND MECHANICS INSTITUTESlocal history, book, poetry, idylls of the king, alfred tennyson -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Wrixon, Sir Henry, Edward Fairlie Frankfort or, politics among the people, 1912
... Sticker on back cover and stamp inside 'Ballaarat Merchanics' Institute Circulating Library'...Sticker on back cover and stamp inside 'Ballaarat Merchanics' Institute Circulating Library' 472p. ; green cover with pattern embossed in black ; title embossed in gold letters on front cover and spine Edward Fairlie Frankfort or, politics among the people Book Novel Wrixon, Sir Henry MacMillan and Co. ..."The purpose of the series of sketches in this book is explained in the first chapter. They are partly social sketches, partly politial; but in our time it is social conditions which constitute the political problems, while at the same time the y explain them. Politics have become a social science.472p. ; green cover with pattern embossed in black ; title embossed in gold letters on front cover and spinefiction"The purpose of the series of sketches in this book is explained in the first chapter. They are partly social sketches, partly politial; but in our time it is social conditions which constitute the political problems, while at the same time the y explain them. Politics have become a social science.fiction, politics, social conditions, sir henry wrixon k.c. -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Fox, Marion, Aunt Isabel's Lover by Marion Fox, 1928
... . / FOX. ' Stamps indicating book was previously in other collections: 'F. L. Clarke Circulating Library, 155 Nicholson St., Footscray'; 'Thompson's Library & Fancy Goods, Camperdown'; 'Mooroopna Mechanics' Hall & Free Library'....F.L. Clarke, Circulating Library...Aunt Isabel's Lover by Marion Fox Book Novel Fox, Marion John Lane The Bodley Head Bowering Press, Plymouth F.L. Clarke, Circulating Library The Readwell Library Service Thompson's Library & Fancy Goods Mooroopna Mechanics Hall and Free Library ...Hardcover book, 302 pages. Book has a dark red cover.fictionmarion fox, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Rickard, Mrs Victor [Jessica Louisa Rickard], Sorel's second husband, 1932
... Book plate: "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"; stamp "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute"...Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection 69 Sussex St Linton 3360 Fiction Romance Mrs Victor Rickard Jessie Louisa Rickard Book plate: "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"; stamp "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute" 234p. ; dark grey cover with gold embossed printing of title and author on spine Sorel's second husband Book Novel Rickard, Mrs Victor [Jessica Louisa Rickard] JARROLDS Publishers, (LONDON) LTD Fisher, Knight and Co Ltd ...234p. ; dark grey cover with gold embossed printing of title and author on spinefictionfiction, romance, mrs victor rickard, jessie louisa rickard -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Hull, E. M. (Edith Mary), The sons of the Sheik, [n.d.] [1926?]
... Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"....Hull Lurid romance fiction Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library". 315 p. : plain red cover, title embossed in gold. ...Lurid romance fiction315 p. : plain red cover, title embossed in gold. Title and author's name in gold on spine.fictionLurid romance fictionfiction, romance fiction, e. m. hull -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Short stories, Morrison, Arthur et al, Chronicles of Martin Hewitt : being the second series of the adventures of Martin Hewitt, Investigator ; illustrated by D. Murray Smith, 1896
... Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "The Ballaarat Mechanic Institute Circulating Library"....Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "The Ballaarat Mechanic Institute Circulating Library". 322 p. : dark greycover with red leather trim. ...Six stories of mystery and intrigue.322 p. : dark greycover with red leather trim. Book appears to have been re-bound, bookbinder's label, "James Curtis Printer and Bookbinder, 39 Armstrong Street, Ballarat", affixed lower right, inside front cover.fictionSix stories of mystery and intrigue.fiction, crime fiction, mysteries, arthur morrison -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Gibney, Somerville, John O'London : a romance of the days of Roger Bacon, 1887
... Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library:....Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library:. 348 p. : ill. (b &w plates). ...Historical novel.348 p. : ill. (b &w plates). Dark grey cover with red leather trim.fictionHistorical novel.fiction, historical fiction, somerville gibney -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Locke, William J, The great Pandolfo, 1925
... Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"....Book plate indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library". 306 p. : red cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on cover and spine. ...Set in the years following World War I. Sir Victor Pandolfo, a wealthy industrialist, meets and falls in love with Paula Field, a young widow who has lost her husband in the war. He is more interested in her than she is in him.306 p. : red cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on cover and spine. fiction Set in the years following World War I. Sir Victor Pandolfo, a wealthy industrialist, meets and falls in love with Paula Field, a young widow who has lost her husband in the war. He is more interested in her than she is in him.fiction, william j. locke -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Penny, Mrs Frank (Fanny Emily Penny), A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns, 1900
... Book plate and stamps indicating book was previously in another collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Book plate and stamps indicating book was previously in another collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'. 289 p. : dark green cover with illustration of a man in a turban and a man in a pith helmet A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns Book Novel Penny, Mrs Frank (Fanny Emily Penny) Methuen & Co. ...The life of a forest officer in Madras.289 p. : dark green cover with illustration of a man in a turban and a man in a pith helmetfictionThe life of a forest officer in Madras.fiction, fanny emily penny, mrs frank penny, colonial india -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Lovell, Ingraham (pseudonym of Josephine Daskam aka Mrs Bacon) et al, Margarita's soul : the romantic recollections of a man of fifty, 1909
... Book plate and stamps indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"....Fiction Ingraham Lovell (pseudonym of Josephine Daskam Bacon) Book plate and stamps indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library". 304 p. : illustrations by J. ...304 p. : illustrations by J. Scott Williamsfiction, ingraham lovell (pseudonym of josephine daskam bacon) -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Grant, Landon, Rustlers' gulch, 1935
... Bookplate "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library" with stamp 18050; several stamps "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute"...Bookplate "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library" with stamp 18050; several stamps "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute" 288p. : crimson cover ; blurb from original dust jacket cut and pasted onto front end paper ; front of original dust jacket, depicting mountain and man riding horse, cut and pasted onto back cover. ...A swiftly moving story of love and adventure in the lawless days of the South-west. Jimmy Dixon and his pal Shorty drift into Rodeo and find trouble which involves a shoot out and many corpses in the pursuit of cattle rustlers.288p. : crimson cover ; blurb from original dust jacket cut and pasted onto front end paper ; front of original dust jacket, depicting mountain and man riding horse, cut and pasted onto back cover.fictionA swiftly moving story of love and adventure in the lawless days of the South-west. Jimmy Dixon and his pal Shorty drift into Rodeo and find trouble which involves a shoot out and many corpses in the pursuit of cattle rustlers.fiction, western, romance, landon grant -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Chambers, Robert W, The gold chase, n.d. [1935]
... Printed on spine "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute"; Book plate "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library with no 6874"...Printed on spine "Ballarat Mechanics' Institute"; Book plate "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library with no 6874" 252p. ; crimson cover with gold embossed printing of title and author on spine The gold chase Book Novel Chambers, Robert W. ...Louis Aulone, discovers a map which cryptically points the way to a treasure concealed somewhere in the Florida country by De Soto on his great wilderness march. In getting the map he also got a wound which shortened his life, so that his sheltered and beautiful young niece inherits the quest, along with Aulone's other and quite extensive worldly goods. Unfortunately, Aulone, said more than he meant to one night after dinner. A gang of international crooks had learned of the existence of the treasure.252p. ; crimson cover with gold embossed printing of title and author on spinefictionLouis Aulone, discovers a map which cryptically points the way to a treasure concealed somewhere in the Florida country by De Soto on his great wilderness march. In getting the map he also got a wound which shortened his life, so that his sheltered and beautiful young niece inherits the quest, along with Aulone's other and quite extensive worldly goods. Unfortunately, Aulone, said more than he meant to one night after dinner. A gang of international crooks had learned of the existence of the treasure.fiction, adventure, robert william chambers -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Short stories, Roberts, Morley, Bianca's caprice : and other stories, 1904
... Book plate and stamp indicating book was previously in another collection: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Fiction Short stories Morley Roberts Book plate and stamp indicating book was previously in another collection: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'. 312 p. : plain red cover, title and author's name printed in gold on spine. ...312 p. : plain red cover, title and author's name printed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, short stories, morley roberts -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Ouida [Maria Louise Rame], Helianthus : a novel, 1908
... Book plate and stamp indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library"....Fiction Ouida Book plate and stamp indicating book was previously in another collection: "Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library". 445 p. : dark blue cover, small embossed design on front, with title in gold within it. ...445 p. : dark blue cover, small embossed design on front, with title in gold within it. Title and author's name embossed in gold on spine. Cover on back-to front and upside-down, result of repairs?fictionfiction, ouida -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook, Maclaren, Ian, Beside the bonnie brier bush, 1894
... Book plate pasted inside front cover, indicating prior ownership: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection 69 Sussex St Linton 3360 Fiction Book plate pasted inside front cover, indicating prior ownership: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'. 304 p. Beside the bonnie brier bush Book Maclaren, Ian Hodder and Stoughton T. and A. ...304 p.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook, Marryat, Florence, The beautiful soul, [n.d.] [1895?]
... Book plate pasted inside front cover, indicating prior ownership: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Fiction Florence Marryat Book plate pasted inside front cover, indicating prior ownership: 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'. The beautiful soul Book Marryat, Florence Digby, Long & Co. ...fictionfiction, florence marryat -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Scott, Leroy, Mary Regan, 1918
... Book plate on front end paper 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library etc'; stamp 'Ballaarat Mechanics Institute'...Book plate on front end paper 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library etc'; stamp 'Ballaarat Mechanics Institute' 385p. : green cover with original dust jacket cut and pasted onto from cover and spine : ill. opposite title page Mary Regan Book Novel Scott, Leroy Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press ...A gripping tale of manipulation, deceit, and power struggles in the world of luxury and intrigue. Mary finds herself entangled in a web of schemes orchestrated by Peter Loveman and Bradley, facing accusations and threats that jeopardize her reputation and freedom. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of Big Pleasure, Mary must outwit her adversaries and confront the harsh realities of being a woman in a world where voices are silenced and fates are controlled.385p. : green cover with original dust jacket cut and pasted onto from cover and spine : ill. opposite title pagefictionA gripping tale of manipulation, deceit, and power struggles in the world of luxury and intrigue. Mary finds herself entangled in a web of schemes orchestrated by Peter Loveman and Bradley, facing accusations and threats that jeopardize her reputation and freedom. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of Big Pleasure, Mary must outwit her adversaries and confront the harsh realities of being a woman in a world where voices are silenced and fates are controlled.fiction, romance, leroy scott -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Blyth, James, The mystery of the common, 1921
... Stamp 'Carngham Mechanics Institute' ; stamp 'Evans' Circulating Library 411 Sturt St Ballarat' ; B41 written on spine...Stamp 'Carngham Mechanics Institute' ; stamp 'Evans' Circulating Library 411 Sturt St Ballarat' ; B41 written on spine 302p. ; dark blue cover The mystery of the common Book Novel Blyth, James Ward, Lock and Co. ...One Summer night in 1914, Marjorie Beeston is startled by a masked intruder in her bedroom. She is even more startled when she discovers that the intruder is none other than Ronnie Randwall, a friend of her brother's. Ronnie is the proud inventor of a new kind of aeroplane, housed in a secret hangar on the nearby Bareacre Common - an installation so clandestine that the locals have taken to referring to its presence as the 'Mystery of the Common'. But the government base is not the only mystery to found in the locality of Bareacre Common. As the Great War looms on the horizon, what secret work took Ronnie to Marjorie's bedroom at Decoy Manor? And what has it to do with Marjorie and her family?302p. ; dark blue coverfictionOne Summer night in 1914, Marjorie Beeston is startled by a masked intruder in her bedroom. She is even more startled when she discovers that the intruder is none other than Ronnie Randwall, a friend of her brother's. Ronnie is the proud inventor of a new kind of aeroplane, housed in a secret hangar on the nearby Bareacre Common - an installation so clandestine that the locals have taken to referring to its presence as the 'Mystery of the Common'. But the government base is not the only mystery to found in the locality of Bareacre Common. As the Great War looms on the horizon, what secret work took Ronnie to Marjorie's bedroom at Decoy Manor? And what has it to do with Marjorie and her family?fiction, mystery, james blyth
