This is a blue hardcover book of 378 pages. The spine has writing in gilt lettering. There is a pale blue paper dust jacket. The front cover of the dust jacket has black and red block printing. The insignia of the City of Warrnambool is centrally placed above a stylised view of the Warrnambool city.non-fictionA revised edition of C. E, Sayers History of the City of Warrnambool.history of warrnambool, peter yule, c e sayers, by these we flourish

Digitised Powerpoint presentation video (3.66GB) Duration: 60 minutes. Recorded May, 2026 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Dr Peter Yule is a freelance historian and a fellow of the School of History at the University of Melbourne. He has written a wide range of histories, including The Royal Children's Hospital: A History of Faith, Science and Love (1999), In the Public Interest: 150 Years of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office (2002), Carlton: A History (ed., 2004), and Steel Spies and Spin: The Collins Class Submarine Story (2008). He has also written VIC BAR: A history of the Victorian Bar. More recently he has written biographies of two prominent Melbourne-based financiers: W. L. Baillieu (1859-1936), who founded the prominent family dynasty; and Sir Ian Potter (1902-1994), a major figure in Australia's post-war industrial expansion. Peter will speak about his research on these two remarkable figures, and on the challenges of biography more generally. Peter is also grandson of Ringwood’s own:- Sir Lewis Ronald East (1899–1994), engineer and water commissioner, was born on 17 June 1899 at Auburn, Melbourne, second of three children of Lewis Findlay East, civil servant and later secretary of the Commonwealth Marine Branch, and his wife Annie Eleanor, née Burchett, both Victorian born. Ronald was educated at Ringwood State School.

non-fictionAutobiography of a First World War veteran ; includes account of trip made to Central Australia in 1927-28 and the author's encounters with and impressions of Aboriginal people. john frederick edey, mallee (vic.), soldier settlement

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book is bound in dark green material, with title authors name and publishers mark print ed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket is black and gold in colour, with a coloured photo of newborn baby lying on adult hand on front cover. Title and author's name on front cover, also on spine with the addition of the publisher's mark. On the back cover is the RCH coat of arms.non-fictionAn insight into the origins and development of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Opening in 1870 with six rooms as "the Melbourne Free Hospital for Sick Children, it has grown into a major paediatric institution. As well as the hospitals history, the book provides insight into the social and economic conditions in Victoria in the late 19th and early 20th century.royal children's hospital (melbourne), paediatrics-victoria-history

Thin paperback book with red and bone coloured cover. There is a red panel running down the left side of the cover that wraps around the spine, at the bottom of the panel is an hour glass. To the right of the panel the cover is a bone colour with red writing that reads : Volume 6. Number 2. 2004 /Health and History / Military Medicine: / Special issue / Guest editor / Peter Stanley / Journal of the Australian Society of the History of Medicinenon-fictionPeer reviewed research journal carries papers on all aspects of the history of medicine and health with focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific region; book reviews; includes Australian Indigenous health and history. [From Trove] This special edition focuses on military medicine.world war two, wwii, world war 2, ww2, military nursing, australian navy, rehabilitation of disabled soldiers, army health

The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood. veterans - australia - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans – australia – mental health

The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood.veterans - australia - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans – australia – mental health, agent orange, 1961-1975 - medical care - vietnam, psychology

This is a hard cover book with a sepia photograph on the cover and a cream-coloured dust cover with a colour image of the City of Warrnambool logo. Endpapers have a black and white 1840s sketch of a Plan of Township and Warrnambool Bay. There are 21 chapters and 16 pages of black and white photographs. There is a Foreword by Harold Stephenson, an introduction by the author, a Table of Contents, an Index, Appendices and lists of Warrnambool Councillors. non-fictionHistory of Warrnambool to 1969history of warrnambool book, ‘by these we flourish’, c e sayers, warrnambool