iii, 179 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionThe history of Emerald Mechanics' Institute 1905-2019emerald (vic.), emerald mechanics' institute

The original Mechanics Institute Hall was built in 1905. It burnt down in August 1955 - and was later rebuilt in 1957. This was demolished c.2018 to make way for the building of the current Emerald Hub. This Minute Book (1942) relates to the original hall.This book is evidence of the importance to the local community of the Emerald Mechanics' Institute as a place for commujnity gatherings of all types. Dark cover with white centre.On front cover, printed in red: 'MINUTE BOOK'. Above this is handwritten: 'Mechanic's Institute' and below is handwritten: 'Emerald'emerald mechanics' institute, minute book

This book was borrowed from the Emerald Mechanic's Institute in 1961 but never returned. The first Emerald Mechanic's Institute (also known as the Emerald Hall) was built in 1905 but was burnt down in 1955. A new Emerald Hall was opened on the site on 16 November 1957 and remained in operation until its demolition in 2018 to make way for the building of the Emerald Hub.This book recalls the history of the library service at the Emerald Mechanic's Institute. The Institute was an important centre of Emerald social life from its inception in 1905.Red hardback book with title on front and on spine in embossed gold lettering and decorative elements. 448 pages.On front cover: 'THE PILGRIM'S / PROGRESS'. On spine: THE / PILGRIM'S / PROGRESS / JOHN / BUNYAN' Inside back cover, two stamps: 'MECHANICS INSTITUTE / LIBRARY / EMERALD' Inside back cover opposite page: '18 JUL 1961' emerald hall, emerald mechanics institute, the pilgrim's progress, book, library

This photograph was taken from nearby what is now the intersection of Emerald-Monbulk Road and Main Street, sometime around the 1920s. It is said to capture a broad array of important institutions including Moffats general store, Madigan's butcher (originally Couper's), the Emerald Recreation Reserve, the corner store and bakery, the Emerald Mechanics Institute, and part of the Nobelius nursery.This photograph is a particularly broad capture of Emerald's landscape and townscape around the 1920s, with extensive detail in its annotation and featuring several important insitutions of early Emerald.A black and white photograph of a rural street, with shrubland in the foreground and a building in the middle of the shot beside the street continuing towards the background. The near-background has several additional buildings, while the further distance shows hills with orchards planted. The photograph is backed by a piece of card backing. The reverse has extensive handwritten annotation in black pen, with some layers of the backing missing in the corners from adhesive. The photograph is peeling from the backing on the right side.Reverse, Pen: "Moffats Store Post Office + House / Foreground 1901 House built by R Couper. C Charman / P. Charman + Clem Worrell. / Background Emerald recreation reserve with / grand stand + corner store + bakery on Gembrook road. / Carman + orchard hill of Nobelius back hill / Emerald Mechanics hall in reserve at back corder / Note pine trees at Macclesfield centre background" Pencil: "Different view of Moffat's store"emerald, 1920s, commerce

The book was written by 19th-century British poet, novelist and children's author, Jean Ingelow (1820-1897). The book is part of Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection, a large group of books and records, some of which are rare and valuable. The collection was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in 1853 and is named after Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Ralph Pattison. The publisher firm of Longmans, Green & Co. was founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, including the name Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts from 1859 to 1862, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. 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.Poems: Containing "Divided", "The High Tide", "The Star's Monument", "Brothers, and a Sermon" Author: Jean Ingelow Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co. Date: 1876 Emerald green hardcover book with a gold embossed border and a round decal on the front cover, and gold embossed text and a label on the spine. Inscriptions are on the spine and the fly page, and stickers and a stamp are on the endpapers. The book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label on spine with typed text "PAT 821 ING" Sticker on pastedown front endpaper: "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" Sticker on Front loose endpaper: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamp on front loose endpaper: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwriting on Fly: "P D 83" "C/W"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, longmans green and co. london, poems, jean ingelow, divided, the high tide, the star's monument, 1876, longman, longmans green and co, 19th century

106 p. : ill., portraits, map, bib., pbk ; 30 cmnon-fictionContents include: Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey [Edrington]; The Police Paddocks and the Native Police Corps; The changing face of Berwick township; Coaches, tolls and local councils; Berwick Mechanics Institute and Free Library; Berwick Primary School [No. 40] and Berwick Grammar School; A century of quarrying in Berwick; The German settlement of Harkaway; Emerald’s first State School No. 2110 (1879-1909); The railway to Gippsland; Early sawmilling in West Gippsland; Tooradin and the coastal villages; Some notable early residents and their homes; The draining of the Koo-Wee-Rup swamp; Guest houses at Upper Beaconsfield; Ada Armytage of Holm Park; The soldiers of early Berwick; Memorials, commemorations and avenues of honour; Bush nursing hospitals; The Melbourne Hunt Club [The "Kennels" at Cranbourne]; Growing up in Berwick in the 1930s & 1940s; Growing up in Beaconsfield in the 1930s and 1940s; Casey Airfield; The history of Maryknoll [Catholic farming community]; The filming of “On the beach”; Memories of Ash Wednesday; Maps of the Casey-Cardinia area. Notable people : William Lyall and "Harewood'; William Clarke and "Springfield'; Sydney Webb and "Holly Green"; Carl Axel Nobelius; Edwin Flack and "Burnbank"; Carlo Catani;. Includes illustrations, portraits, photographs, maps and bibliography. city of casey, cardinia shire (vic.)

Image of Map of Acquire & declare action for Belgrave-Gembrook Rd., Emerald 1988 near Beaconsfield-Emerald Rd. and Emerald Monbulk Rd.Land Information and Survey Group/Plan of Survey/Counties of Evelyn and Mornington, Parish of Gembrook, Township of Emerald, Part of a Frmer Govt. Road Section A, Part of Crown Allotment 18, Part of Recreation reserve (Crown Allotment 11C), Part of mechanics Institute & Free Library reserve (Crown Allotment 11B)/AMG Reference 7922/55/363 200/5800700/Municipality - Shire of Sherbrooke/Proposed Action/Belgrave -Gembrook Road acquire & Declare 1 & 4 to 6, revoke and declare 2 & 3.Albert McLaren Road Construction Authority, 60 Denmark Street, Kew/(signed) 5TH December 1988 a.m. LARSEN, licensed surveyor/Approved JD MURRAY, 9/12/88 - Manager - Land Information and Survey Group/SP17861

Image of Plan of Survey Acquire & Declare Proposed Action Belgrave-Gembrook Rd., Shire of SherbrookeSP17861/Land Information and survey Group/Plan of Survey/Counties of Evelyn and Mornington, Parish of Gembrook, Township of Emerald, part of former Govt. Road Section A Part of Crown Allotment 18, Part of recreation Reserve (Crown Allotment 11C), Part of mechanics Institute & Free Library reserve (Crown Allotment 11B)/AMG REFERENCE 7922/55/363200/5800700/municipality, shire of Sherbrooke/Proposed Action, Belgrave-Gembrook Road Acquire & Declare 1 & 4 to 6, revoke & declare 2 & 3/Albert McLaren, Road Construction Authority, 60 Denmark Street, Kew 5th December 1988, (signed) A M Larson, Licensed Surveyor/Approved JD Murray 9/12/88, Manager - Land Information and Survey Group

Hard cover book: Heart of The World Author: H Rider Haggard Publisher: George G Harrap & Co. Ltd. Date: 1926-1928 The red hardcover book has gold embossed lettering on the spine and cover. The Fly page has a logo of flying horse, it also has inscriptions on a label and stickers. This book is part of the Pattison Collection.fictionHeart of the World is a lost-world adventure set in Mexico. Don Ignacio, the last heir of the Aztec line, inherits half of an emerald that identifies him as successor. He travels with his English friend, James Strickland, guided by the beautiful Maya, to the City of the Heart. Before reaching the city, the party faces many challenges, including a mine cave-in, a gunfight with killers and a shipwreck. There they meet Zibalbay, who claims to be the priest and ruler, and his daughter, Maya. Chapter titles such as ‘The Sacrilege’, ‘The Marriage of Maya’ and ‘Our Flight and How it Ended’ point to a tragic ending.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, george g. harrap and company, h rider haggard, 1985 novel, sir h. rider haggard, heart of the world, fiction, adventure, 1894, flying horse logo, winged horse logo