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. Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon Edited by Frank Maldon Robb Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 1950Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 819.91 GOR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library 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, poems of adam lindsay gordon, adam lindsay gordon, frank maldon robb

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 225 page paperback collection of by Adam Lindsay Gordon with a prefatory sketch of his life. Published in 1918 by N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Ltd, Sydney. Printed by John Sands Ltd, Sydney. Sketch portrait of A. L. Gordon on front cover and a Sunlight Soap advert on back cover. Catalogue sticker ''2059 GOR'' on front cover.Adam Lindsay Gordonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, adam lindsay gordon, poetry

Index, notes, appendices, p.388.fictionSea spray and smoke drift - Bush ballads and galloping rhymes - Ashtaroth.australia - poetry, australia - literary works

Item relates to Charles Alfred Kedge No.38512 AIF. Refer to Cat. No. 4055P for service details and other information. The book of verse was given to Stephen Tully's wife and Betty and Eileen's stepmother by Charlie Kedge.Small pocket size, felt covers, book "Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon" Pages 172Inside in fine black pen: "To Mrs Tully, a small token of appreciation for the hospitality extended to an Australian soldier Chas. A. Kedge 19.6.18"book, poetry, gordon

Book of poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870). Seaspray and Smoke Drift. Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes. Miscellaneous Poems. Ashtaroth: A Dramatic Lyric. Adam Gordon was a poet, jockey and politician.Front cover. "Gordon's Poems". Inside first page: "To recall pleasant memories - Alfred 2/2/18".adam lindsay gordon poems

Red cloth hardcover book containing 171 pages.adam lindsay gordon, poetry, poems

35 p. : ill. non-fictionAustralian characteristic stories in descriptive yearspoems, adam lindsay gordon

BOOK - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 'Adam Lindsay Gordon: Westminster Abbey Memorial Volume' by Douglas Sladen. 288 page hardcover book on the life and best poems of the Poet of Australia. Includes the address by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the unveiling of the Adam Lindsay Gordon memorial in Westminster Abbey on 11 May 1934. Also includes 8 B & W illustrations. Published by Hutchinson & Co. London, c1934. A 64 page list of other books by the publisher is included at the back. '2012 SLA' catalogue sticker on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf 'To A.H.Chisholm from Douglas Sladen Nov. 1938'Douglas Sladenbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, adam lindsay gordon, douglas sladen, poetry

ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 38 page hardback book of poems by Clive Turnbull. They appeared in 'Art in Australia', June-July 1930. Published by Transition Press, Melbourne in June 1933. Printed by Bright Printing Service, Glen Iris, Vic. Library Catalogue sticker '2034 TUR' on spine. Handwritten in ink on title page, 'Dear Alec: Put this with your collection of literary relics - the tooth of Hy. Lawson and the horsecollar that Adam Lindsay Gordon ?? looked through. Clive Turnbull August 21st 1939.'Clive Turnbullbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, clive turnbull, poetry

The bronze statue of a horse commemorates poet and horseman Adam Lindsay Gordon and the horses and mules killed during WWI. The statue depicts a horse going into battle known as a 'charger' mounted on a base of Warrenheip granite. During World War II the artist, Raymond Ewers was made an official war artist with the rank of lieutenant. Funds were raised from visitors to the Adam Lindsay Gordon cottage for the artwork which was unveiled on the centenary of the poet's arrival in Ballarat. Adam Lindsay Gordon the English born Australian poet spent some time in Ballarat, at one stage owning and running Craig's Stables in the city. He was not a very good businessman and his ventures left him in financial ruin. However his ballads and poems were recognized around the world as strong lines that told the story of the Australian bush. He is the only Australian Poet to be memorialized in Westminster Abbey, UK. The Queen quoted his work in 1992 Queens message..."Kindness in another's trouble, courage in one's own.."The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze horse on granite plinthERECTED BY/ THE ADAM LINDSAY GORDON SOCIETY/ TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF/ THE POET'S LIVING IN BALLAARAT,/ ALSO AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 958,600 HORSES AND MULES/ KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR/ INCLUDING 196,000/ THAT LEFT THESE SHORES NEVR TO RETURN./ "THE LAY OF THE LAST CHARGER"/ FORWARD, THE TRUMPETS WERE SOUNDING THE CHARGE./ THE ROLL OF THE KETTLEDRUM RAPIDLY RAN/ THAT MUSIC, LIKE WILDFIRE SPREADING AT LARGE/ MADDEN'D THE WAR HORSE AS WELL AS THE MAN./ WHERE ARE THEY? THE WAR-STEEDS WHO SHARED IN OUR GLORY/ THE "LANERCOST" COLT AND THE "ACROBAT" MARE,/ AND THE IRISH DIVISION "KATE KEARNEY" AND "RORY" AND RUSHING "ROSCOMMON" AND EAGER "KILDARE"./ WE TOO, SPRUNG FROM THE LOINS OF ISHMAELITE STALLIONS,/ THE RENDERING OF BLACKTHORNS AND RATTLE OF RAILS./ AND WHAT THEN? THE COLOURS REVERSED, THE DRUMS, MUFFLED/ THE BACK NODDING PLUMES, THE DEAD MARCH AND THE PALL/ THE STERN FACES, SOLDIER-LIKE SILENT UNRUFFLED,/ THE SLOW SACRED MUSIC THAT FLOATS OVER ALL/ BY A.L. GORDON/ UNVEILED BY/ HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF BALLAARAT,/ CR. M.J.BROWN/ 1969/ PRESIDENT CR.W.E.ROOF C.B.E. SECRETARY P. ABSOY. ESQ.horse statue, adam lindsay gordon horse statue

Book. Adam Lindsay Gordon The Life and Best Poems By Douglas Sladen