artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses

Birthday Diaries were a popular gift in 20th century and usually contained verse suitable for the date They were used to remind the owner of upcoming birthdays of relatives and friendsA red leather covered diary for recording Birthday dates with inspirational verses for each day. c1945 Cover BIRTHDAYS Inside cover a signature ‘W M Biche’ / ‘ Rosemary that’s / for remembrance / 1915 – 1945 / ‘ Dad died 1946 / 21st Nov / ‘Vale beloved’ BIRTHDAY / BOOK / CONTAINING / A CHOICE / SELECTION OF / QUOTATIONS / FOR EVERY / DAY OF THE / YEAR / CROMWELL / SERIES moorabbin, brighton, cromwell printers pty ltd, early settlers, cheltenham, diaries

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. 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. Life of Oliver Cromwell Autnor: M Guizot Publisher: Richard Bentley & Son Date: 1874Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 CRO 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 Corangamite Regional Library Service 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, life of oliver cromwell, m guizot

Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket"Library of JDD" embossedcromwell, british history, biography, politics, walsh st library

Pamphlet - folded and cut in the shape of a Melbourne W class tram with arched advertising windows, for the marketing of an auction of "The Cromwell Building" - Wednesday 19 August 2009 (year based on calendar search). Gives details of the building and site, and agent contact details. Has photos of the building on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Streets. Agents Alexander Robertson and Colliers Jardine.trams, tramways, auctions, real estate, advertisements, bourke st, elizabeth st

North bound lane closure. Born Digitalbolton street, bolton street upgrade, eltham, streets, cromwell street

Harry Koutsouvelis, the son of Arthur and Aspasia (Sia) Koutsouvelis pictured at 18 months. The photograph was taken in Cromwell Street, South Yarra some time in 1959. A black and white photograph of a little boy standing on the rear bumperbahr of a sedan car in a suburban street.

non-fictioncontains convict names, the ship they arrived on, where they were tried and their masterconvicts, new south wales

A small brown and blue covered book, Laundry Bygones, with the title in white lettering at the top of the front cover with the author Pamela Sambrook printed in blue underneath. The cover has a full sized photograph of the old fashioned laundry at Shugborough, Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service in England. The contents show the history of laundries from the past with information as well as black and white photographs. There is a List of Further Reading and Places to Visit at the back. Pp.32.non-fictionThis book illustrates the simple, rare but often extremely beautiful traditional laundry aids as well as machines which were used before and in the first quarter of the twentieth century. laundry aids, laundry equipment, laundry irons, laundry dollies, washboards, washing machines

Photograph shows Garford KB bus No 49 with a Cabletram Workshops, North Fitzroy body. Entered service 1925. Photo take with bus straddling Brighton Road, Ripponlea when new. Buses replaced trams on this route between late 1925 and early 1926 during the conversion of the cable line to electric traction. Likely an official M&MTB photograph. Yields information about replacement buses during Swanston Street cable line conversion. Black and white photograph with stamp on rear. Pencil written note reads: "Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, Photographers, Cromwell Buildings, Melbourne"conversion of cable line, garford kb bus, 49, cable tram workshops, brighton road, ripponlea, official m&mtb photograph

Photographs show track laying inside tram car sheds. One of the photos is the Malvern Depot new shed - shows the rail support method.Yields information about depot construction Colour and black and white photographsOne photograph is stamped on rear 'Sutcliffe Pty Ltd Photographers. Cromwell Buildings 306 Bourke St Melbourne'm&mtb, depot, car shed, track laying, east preston depot

Photograph has been taken in Geoffrey Kaye's later years, approximately late 1970s or early to mid 1980s.Large colour photograph of an elderly Dr Geoffrey Kaye wearing a white dustcoat and working on his lathe at his Cromwell Road, South Yarra home.geoffrey kaye, metal lathe, workshop

This photo depicts W4.670 with destination sign set to “City” and Route 99 (City - St Kilda Station).Depicts W4 class tram in the early 1930s.Black and white photograph“SUTCLIFFE PTY. LTD. PHOTOGRAPHERS/CROMWELL BUILDINGS, 366a BOURKE St. MELBOURNE” stamp on reverse. “C6259” in pencil on reverse.mmtb, electric trams, w4 class

This photo the traverser at Preston Workshops attached to a W class tram (numbering not visible) with “Nth Fitzroy” destination sign on the side.Depicts a traverser with a W class tram.Black and white photograph“SUTCLIFFE PTY. LTD. PHOTOGRAPHERS/CROMWELL BUILDINGS, 366a BOURKE St. MELBOURNE” stamp on reverse. “Preston Workshops” in pen on reverse.mmtb, electric trams, w class, preston workshops, traverser

The photo shows two views prior to the electrification of the cable tram lines in St Kilda Road, probably to show the pre-work condition of the roadways. 1 - St. Kilda Road Winter time - Photo shows some of the Poplars and Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix Canariensis) on the left and the Dutch elm trees on the right. There is a “Hails Cars Here” sign on the pole. The palms and poplar trees were removed in the 1940s due to the palms drawing up too much water, affecting the plane leaf trees, and the poplars dropping branches. 2 - Photo looking down St.Kilda Road with at least one or two cable trams partially in view. Note the original Oriental Plane leaf trees (Platanus Orientalis), which were replaced by mainly London Plane Leaf trees (Platanus Acerifolia) in the mid-1920s due to disease caused by Gloesporium Nervisequum.Yields information about the appearance of St Kilda Road prior to conversion to electric trams.Black and white image with photographer's stamp on the rear. Second print has notes on the rear.Has the stamp of Sutcliffe Pty Ltd Cromwell buildings on the rear. 2nd print - 4) Tramway poles erected, palms removed, Melb side looking sth along motor track"tramways, st kilda rd, cable converion, electrification

Photographs, Black and White, of the MMTB bus 14 - Thornycroft J Chassis - Side on view of the bus showing the lettering, logo, doorways and destination. Showing destination of "Melbourne & Elsternwick via High St" Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne.In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB (Big) Thornycroft Bus No. 14 late 1920's" KSK print numbers SA951 and SA953.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, elsternwick, thornycroft, tram 7

The great mill mound is reported to be the burial ground of Amergin, and early Celtic poet. It was used as a fortified motte and bailey by the Normans during the 12th century. It later offered resistance to Cromwell in 1649. the present tower was built in 1808 but was damaged in 1922 during the Civil War in Ireland.drogheda, ireland

Photographs, Black and White, of the MMTB bus 26 - Thornycroft BT Chassis - Side on view of the bus showing the lettering, logo, doorways and destination. Showing destination of "Melbourne & Elsternwick via High St". Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne. Two copies held.In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB (Small) Thornycroft Bus No. 26 - 20 seats - late 1920's". KSK print numbers SA951 and SA953.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, elsternwick, thornycroft, tram 7

School Photo Circa 1954 Mr A.K. Boyd, Head Teacher Pearl Mitchell, Dawn Shuttleworth, Jean Cray, Amy Cray, David Perry, Richard MItchell, Keith Mitchell, Evelyn Cray, Dorothy cray, Robert Cray, Tom Cray, Edwin Perry, Betty shuttleworth, Barry Cromwell, Bruce Richards.B/W Photo Students and Teacher outside trees in background Brick building wall to Left of Photo and wire fence to right.deep lead school, education

Black and white photograph of W1 419 photographed side on at South Melbourne Depot - 1926c. Photographed by Sutcliffe Pty Ltd. Assumed photograph taken soon after the tram was built in 1926. Has "Sutcliffe Pty. Ltd. Photographers Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne" stamp in purple on back of photo. See Destination City, 4th Edition.On rear in pencil "W1 we have 30 of these. No more will be constructed." "M&MTB" and "41".trams, tramways, mmtb, w1 class, tram 419

January 1961 Looking towards Dalton Street (present-day Withers Way) Just south of Brougham Street. To the immediate left is the present-day car park for the Elham Leisure Centre. The house on the left is immediately opposite Cromwell street and adjacent to the southwest corner of the Leisure Centre buiding (where the Williams house sits hidden from view)Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.shire of eltham, infrastructure, 1961-01, cromwell street, eltham leisure centre, road construction, susan street

The couple in the photograph are Ioulia and George Raftopoulos (Klapatsouras) who were the parents of Effie Cominos and Aspasia (Sia) Koutsouvelis. Ioulia was from the village of Stavros and George from Frikes. They arrived in Australia from Ithaca in the 1920s and settled in Park Street Brunswick. Following George's death moved to Cromwell Road South Yarra close to her daughter Effie. A scanned studio photograph mounted on a brown board of a smartly dressed man and lady. They are photographed in front of a floral backdrop with the man seated on a seat and the lady standing beside him.

A book titled 'The Life of Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth. Strenuous in war and active in peace; the terror of England's foes and the upholder of her continental and maritime supremacy.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C.609 - 624 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are advertisements of note.books, biography, oliver cromwell, lydia chancellor, collection, oliver cromwell, person, individual, male, famous people, history, english history, war, ' ward & lock's penny biographies, ' biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, penny books, biographical series advertisements

Rosslyn Chapel is part of a larger complex. "In 1446 William St Clair founded the Chapel to spread intellectual and spiritual knowledge" ... Oliver Cromwell's troops sacked the Chapel in 1650. "Excavations in the 1800s uncovered foundations stretching a further 30 metres beyond the west end of the Chapel". Conservation work was undertaken in the 1950s. The Chapel was made famous as a source of the Da Vinci Code in the popular Dan Brown novel of the same name.Historically significant building with many connections to stonemasonry. The apprentice column is a magnificently carved post inside the Chapel.Folding pamphlet with colour illustrations, plan and history of Rosslyn.chapel, rosslyn, rosslyn chapel, scotland, freemasons, knight templars, st clair, gargoyles, mason's marks, mason, stonemason

First Voyage won the first £200 2 mile Trotting Cups in successions, contested in Victoria, driven by T HardmanLarge rectangular black and white photo of horse and driver mounted on cream paper.Centered at the bottom: Belmont Stud Farm's / "First Voyage" (Imp) / "Bon Voyage," - "Elsie Downs" / Who won the first two (£200) 2 mile trotting cups in succession / Contested in Victoria / Driven by T.R. Hardman Bottom right corner: Sutcliffe & Akers / Cromwell Bldgs / 366A Bourke St / Melbournetrotting, first voyage, belmont stud farms, bon voyage, elsie downs, t.r. hardman, brian glasheen

Black and white photograph of MMTB No. H60 at Kew depot. Tram painted in MMTB chocolate and cream colour scheme. Front elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Has old style destination box on roof, showing "DEEPDENE". Tram of same class at SEC No. 18 See also Registration No. 550 ( for side view of tram) Original photo by Suttcliffe Studios of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne"trams, tramways, melbourne, kew depot, h class , tram 60