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Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 11th December 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Representation and Rate Rise Use of Sunshine Tip by City of Brunswick Variation to Agreement Maribyrnong Hall Use of Rooms as an Infant Welfare Centre and Library Acquisition of Lot 7 Van Ness Avenue Hume Pipes Proposed Variation to Separate Awards Proposed Sale of Surplus Land Porter Road Reserve, Raymond Street Reserve, Davey Street Reserve, Lewis Court Reserve, Empress Court / Harwood Close, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Charlotte Street, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Nina Street, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Eva Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of McLaughlin Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of Maxwell Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of Suspension Street, Lot 24 Corner Kosky Street and Killara Street and Land Between Lots 17 and 46 Glindon Avenue Transfer of Land from Council to Maribyrnong Timber & Buildings Supplies Road Construction Agreements Rosamond Road Tennis Club Request to Extend Usable Area Outside Court No 1 Rate Recovery Sale 27 Duke Street Proposed Lease Tottenham Technical School Report of the Rainbow Workshop Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Sunshine Community Newsletter Victorian Housing Policy Review Family Dare Care Programme Community Youth Support Scheme Donation from Invicta Group Industries Pty Ltd for Welfare Projects Emergency Relief Funds West Sunshine Ethnic Community Club Child Care Co-Operative Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Railway Underpass Sunshine Railway Station Hours of Infant & Maternal Child Welfare Centres Health Act Registrations for 1980 Health Act Registrations Late Fee Health Act Registrations for 1979 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Surveyor's Conference Adelaide 1979 Report Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Dog Act Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile Sites 1980 Highpoint City Library Staff Hours Melton Library Staff Library Statistics 1st October 1978 to 30th September 1979 Melton Library Annual Report Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer January 1980 Holidays Programme Report of the City Engineer & Planner Alternative Strategies for Metropolitan Melbourne Prospects for Further Development in the Built-Up Areas of Melbourne Maribyrnong River Recreational Development New Anglers Hotel Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 130 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Extensions to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Footscray West Planning Permit Application Child Care Services Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Services Premises Addition to Existing Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard South West Corner Ballarat Road and Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Consulting Room (Dental Clinic) Lots 9, 10 and Part 11 Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Warehouse Lot 3 Emu Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Signs South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units Lot 13 Hertford Road North East Corner of Rawson Avenue Planning Permit Application Kindergarten Rogers Reserve Lot 3 Sonley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Access for the Manoeuvring of Historical Military Vehicles Lot 43 Judge Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Detached House Lot 217 Collenso Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Panel Beating Works South West Corner Cromer Avenue and Baldwin Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Furniture and Carpet Sales Corner of Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Office Extension Lot 1 & 2 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Lot 37 Perth Avenue Albion Planning Permit Application Finance Officer Lot 3 Sun Crescent Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 42 & 42 Western Avenue South East Corner of Fourth Avenue Sunshine Planning Permit Application Dental Surgery Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Detached House Lot 433 Carroll Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Transport Depot Lot 2 Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Office Extension to Transport Depot 1 Alick Road North West Corner of Kalingra Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Warehouse Lot 7 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Store Extension Lot 1 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Temporary Commercial Vehicle Park Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Extension to Viewing Area of Tennis Courts Robert Barrett Reserve Rosamond Road Maribyrnong for Rosamond Tennis Club Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application New & Used Cars Sales and Service Dealership Corner of Ballarat Road and Ashley Street Consolidation of Title Wattle Road and George Street Maidstone Consolidation of Title Lots 52 & 53 Judge Street Sunshine Plan of Transfer of Land from Council to Sunshine R.S.L. Dickson Street Sunshine Construction Works Corner Furlong Road and St. Albans Road St. Albans Strata Subdivision 86 Phoenix Street Sunshine North Strata Subdivision 136 - 140 Wright Street Sunshine Council Vehicle Fleet Energy and Cost Considerations Traffic Control Items Transport of Wide Loads R.A.A.F. Huts Tottenham to Sunvale Primary School and Sunshine High School Prohibited Parking Ashley Street / Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Braybrook School Crossings Deer Park North Primary School Station Road Widening Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 81 Part 4 88 Station Road Deer Park Traffic Signals Intersection Ashley Street / South Road Braybrook Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3885 Lots 1261 to 1244 Opie Road, Lots 1165 to 1148 Penfold Place, Lots 1174, 2219, 1147 to 135 and Lot 1262 Evergreen Avenue Albanvale Two-Day Hydraulic Course for Mechanics 28th - 29th November 1979 Proposed Pedestrian Operated Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) East of Darnley Street Braybrook Commonwealth Offices Near Devonshire Road and Martin Street Sunshine Proposed Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ashley Street / Barkly Street Intersection Footscray West Load Limit Various Roads Stony Creek (Upper) Lysaghts Railway Culvert to Railway Reserve M.M.B.W. Western Reginal Depot St. Albans Road Sunshine North Widening of Carriageway at Entrance Aycliffe Drive Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre Tenders Depot Amenities Block Anderson Road Sunshine Alterations and Additions Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lots 37 & 38 Balfour Avenue Sunshine North Building On Flood Prone Land Lot 2 Navigator Street Maribyrnong Installation of Underground Tanks 810 Ballarat Road Deer Park Installation of Underground Tanks 146 Ashley Street Maidstone Siting of Building 17 Chestnut Drive St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 109 Ballarat Road Deer Parkhume pipe company, maribyrnong, rosamond road tennis club, rosamond road, van ness avenue, sunshine tip, maribyrnong hall, raleigh road, porter road reserve, porter road, raymond street reserve, raymond street, sunshine west, davey street reserve, davey street, lewis court reserve, lewis court, empress court, harwood close, hilma street, charlotte street, nina street, eva street, west street, mclaughlin street, maxwell street, ardeer, kosky street, killara street, glindon avenue, st. albans, tottenham technical school, south road, duke street, braybrook, invicta, west sunshine ethnic community club child care co-operative, sunshine railway station underpass, new anglers hotel, tottenham parade, footscray west, andrea street, geelong road, francis street, highpoint west shopping centre, ballarat road, hampshire road, sunshine, main road west, emu road, maidstone, hertford road, rawson avenue, rogers reserve, sonley street, judge street, collenso street, cromer avenue, baldwin avenue, perth avenue, albion, sun crescent, western avenue, fourth avenue, neale road, deer park, carroll street, glengala road, alick road, kalingra road, tottenham, mcintyre road, sunshine north, suffolk road, robert barrett reserve, disraeli street, wattle road, george street, sunshine r.s.l., dickson street, furlong road, st. albans road, phoenix street, wright street, sunvale primary school, sunshine high school, western highway, deer park north primary school, station road, opie road, penfold place, evergreen avenue, albanvale, darnley street, devonshire road, martin street, stony creek, aycliffe drive pre-school and infant welfare centre, aycliffe drive, balfour avenue, navigator street, chestnut drive

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 11th Dec 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Representation and Rate Rise Use of Sunshine Tip by City of Brunswick Variation to Agreement Maribyrnong Hall Use of Rooms as an Infant Welfare Centre and Library Acquisition of Lot 7 Van Ness Avenue Hume Pipes Proposed Variation to Separate Awards Proposed Sale of Surplus Land Porter Road Reserve, Raymond Street Reserve, Davey Street Reserve, Lewis Court Reserve, Empress Court / Harwood Close, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Charlotte Street, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Nina Street, Hilma Street Being the Discontinued Part of Eva Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of McLaughlin Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of Maxwell Street, West Street Being the Discontinued Part of Suspension Street, Lot 24 Corner Kosky Street and Killara Street and Land Between Lots 17 and 46 Glindon Avenue Transfer of Land from Council to Maribyrnong Timber & Buildings Supplies Road Construction Agreements Rosamond Road Tennis Club Request to Extend Usable Area Outside Court No 1 Rate Recovery Sale 27 Duke Street Proposed Lease Tottenham Technical School Report of the Rainbow Workshop Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Sunshine Community Newsletter Victorian Housing Policy Review Family Dare Care Programme Community Youth Support Scheme Donation from Invicta Group Industries Pty Ltd for Welfare Projects Emergency Relief Funds West Sunshine Ethnic Community Club Child Care Co-Operative Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Railway Underpass Sunshine Railway Station Hours of Infant & Maternal Child Welfare Centres Health Act Registrations for 1980 Health Act Registrations Late Fee Health Act Registrations for 1979 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Surveyor's Conference Adelaide 1979 Report Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Disposal of Derelict Vehicles Dog Act Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile Sites 1980 Highpoint City Library Staff Hours Melton Library Staff Library Statistics 1st October 1978 to 30th September 1979 Melton Library Annual Report Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer January 1980 Holidays Programme Report of the City Engineer & Planner Alternative Strategies for Metropolitan Melbourne Prospects for Further Development in the Built-Up Areas of Melbourne Maribyrnong River Recreational Development New Anglers Hotel Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Proposed Amendment No 130 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Extensions to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Footscray West Planning Permit Application Child Care Services Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Services Premises Addition to Existing Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Car Sales Yard South West Corner Ballarat Road and Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Consulting Room (Dental Clinic) Lots 9, 10 and Part 11 Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Warehouse Lot 3 Emu Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Signs South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units Lot 13 Hertford Road North East Corner of Rawson Avenue Planning Permit Application Kindergarten Rogers Reserve Lot 3 Sonley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Access for the Manoeuvring of Historical Military Vehicles Lot 43 Judge Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Detached House Lot 217 Collenso Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Panel Beating Works South West Corner Cromer Avenue and Baldwin Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Furniture and Carpet Sales Corner of Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Office Extension Lot 1 & 2 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign Lot 37 Perth Avenue Albion Planning Permit Application Finance Officer Lot 3 Sun Crescent Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 42 & 42 Western Avenue South East Corner of Fourth Avenue Sunshine Planning Permit Application Dental Surgery Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Detached House Lot 433 Carroll Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Transport Depot Lot 2 Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Office Extension to Transport Depot 1 Alick Road North West Corner of Kalingra Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Warehouse Lot 7 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Store Extension Lot 1 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Temporary Commercial Vehicle Park Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Extension to Viewing Area of Tennis Courts Robert Barrett Reserve Rosamond Road Maribyrnong for Rosamond Tennis Club Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application New & Used Cars Sales and Service Dealership Corner of Ballarat Road and Ashley Street Consolidation of Title Wattle Road and George Street Maidstone Consolidation of Title Lots 52 & 53 Judge Street Sunshine Plan of Transfer of Land from Council to Sunshine R.S.L. Dickson Street Sunshine Construction Works Corner Furlong Road and St. Albans Road St. Albans Strata Subdivision 86 Phoenix Street Sunshine North Strata Subdivision 136 - 140 Wright Street Sunshine Council Vehicle Fleet Energy and Cost Considerations Traffic Control Items Transport of Wide Loads R.A.A.F. Huts Tottenham to Sunvale Primary School and Sunshine High School Prohibited Parking Ashley Street / Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Braybrook School Crossings Deer Park North Primary School Station Road Widening Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 81 Part 4 88 Station Road Deer Park Traffic Signals Intersection Ashley Street / South Road Braybrook Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3885 Lots 1261 to 1244 Opie Road, Lots 1165 to 1148 Penfold Place, Lots 1174, 2219, 1147 to 135 and Lot 1262 Evergreen Avenue Albanvale Two-Day Hydraulic Course for Mechanics 28th - 29th November 1979 Proposed Pedestrian Operated Signals Western Highway (Ballarat Road) East of Darnley Street Braybrook Commonwealth Offices Near Devonshire Road and Martin Street Sunshine Proposed Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ashley Street / Barkly Street Intersection Footscray West Load Limit Various Roads Stony Creek (Upper) Lysaghts Railway Culvert to Railway Reserve M.M.B.W. Western Reginal Depot St. Albans Road Sunshine North Widening of Carriageway at Entrance Aycliffe Drive Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre Tenders Depot Amenities Block Anderson Road Sunshine Alterations and Additions Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lots 37 & 38 Balfour Avenue Sunshine North Building On Flood Prone Land Lot 2 Navigator Street Maribyrnong Installation of Underground Tanks 810 Ballarat Road Deer Park Installation of Underground Tanks 146 Ashley Street Maidstone Siting of Building 17 Chestnut Drive St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 109 Ballarat Road Deer Park Orders of the Day Accounts for Payment as at 30th November 1979 Extraordinary Business Report of the Town Clerk Lease 2 - 4 Burton Crescent Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Factory Extensions Raleigh Road Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign City Place Planning Permit Application Factory with Garage and Carport Display and Sales McIntyre Road Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Weighbridge, Security Officer's Shelter and Alteration in the Layput of the Site for the Proposed Trucks Reversing Course to the Off-Load Ramp Planning Permit Application Alterations to Shops St. Albans Road Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour and Cafe Main Road West Planning Permit Application Place of Worship Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Site Layout Berkshire Road Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision Gooding Street Planning Permit Application Specialist Stone Services Geelong Road Brookylnmaribyrnong hall, raleigh road, maribyrnong, van ness avenue, rosamond tennis club, rosamond road, duke street, sunshine north, sunshine tip, porter road reserve, porter road, raymond street reserve, raymond street, sunshine west, davey street reserve, davey street, lewis court reserve, lewis court, empress court, harwood close, hilma street, charlotte street, nina street, eva street, west street, mclaughlin street, maxwell street, suspension street, ardeer, kosky street, killara street, glindon avenue, st. albans, tottenham technical school, south road, braybrook, sunshine, invicta, west sunshine ethnic community club child care co-operative, maribyrnong river, anglers hotel, tottenham parade, footscray west, andrea street, geelong road, francis street, highpoint west shopping centre, ballarat road, hampshire road, main road west, emu road, maidstone, hertford road, rogers reserve, sonley street, judge street, collenso street, cromer avenue, baldwin avenue, perth avenue, albion, sun crescent, western avenue, fourth avenue, neale road, deer park, carroll street, glengala road, alick road, kalingra road, tottenham, mcintyre road, suffolk road, robert barrett reserve, disraeli street, ashley street, wattle road, george street, sunshine r.s.l., dickson street, furlong road, st. albans road, phoenix street, wright street, sunvale primary school, sunshine high school, western highway, deer park north primary school, station road, opie road, penfold place, evergreen avenue, albanvale, darnley street, devonshire road, martin street, stony creek, aycliffe drive pre-school and infant welfare centre, aycliffe drive, anderson road, ballarat road infant welfare centre, balfour avenue, navigator street, chestnut drive, city place, burton crescent, vule street, gooding street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 6th April 1977 Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary And Interest Abandonments for 1976/77 Recreational Lands Account Fund for Bicycle Track Along Millbank Drive and Kororoit Creek Between Station Road and Billingham Road Deer Park Sports Advisory Committee Noah's Toy Library for Handicapped Children Request for Financial Assistance Commonwealth Bureau of Roads and The Bureau of Transport Economics Creation of Easement Killeen Street Winter Allocation of Grounds to Schools Compulsory Acquisition Lots 43 & 44 Northumberland Road Possession of Land Open Space Agreement Subdivision Robinsons Road M.O.A. Separate Award Qualified Engineers Structure and Role of the Municipal Association of Victoria Loan Borrowings Report of the Chief Health Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Unit Report of the By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringement Report of the City Librarian Bookmobile Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Light Industry 84 Station Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Albanvale Estate Land Use Permit Flats 104 Station Road Land Use Permit Flats 28 Middle Road Land Use Permit Application Alteration to Existing Petrol Filling Station to Self Service Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Flats Rose Street Extension of Time Land Use Permit Application Drum Reconditioning Factory 44 Berkshire Road Land Use Permit Emu Road Amendment to Plan Land Use Permit Amusement Parlour Sun Crescent Land Use Permit Flats Lots 1 to 7 Warrs Road and Lots 18 to 22 Fabian Court Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 4 Devonshire Road Land Use Permit Application Service to Premises and Caretaker's Dwelling Porter Road Cluster Subdivision Land Use Permit Application Single Storey Flats 104 Station Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Vehicle Storage and Sale 92 - 96 Ballarat Road Additional Easements Westerngate Estate Consolidation of Title Geelong Road Strata Subdivision 38 Middle Road Strata Subdivision 24 Middle Road Furlong Road Estate Stage 7 Westerngate Estate Stage 1B Quinn estate Closure of Certain Streets to Through Traffic Orama Street & Deer Street Creation of Easement of Way Duke Street to Cranwell Street Princess Highway West - Francis Street Intersection Proposed Widening Station Road Between Main Road West & Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Traffic School Devonshire Road Sunshine Jaycees Replacement of Plant No 14 Mini Moke Provisions of Water Services to McKechnie Street Reserve Tenders for the Supply and Maintenance of Fleet Vehicles Report of the Building Surveyor House of Sunshine Maintenance of Council Buildings Central Library, Burns Street Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre, Municipal Offices, Albion Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre, Deer Park Hall, The Hub & Indoor Swimming Pool Council Building Contract Documents Installation of Underground Tank Fletcher Chemical Co Ltd Somerville Road Brooklyn Outbuilding 97 Westmoreland Road Sunshine North House Lot 3 Disraeli Street Cladding of House 8 Cornhill Street St. Albans Cash In Liew Flats 17 St. Albans Road St. Albans Outbuilding 25 Huddersfield Road Deer Park Orders of the Day Account Submitted for Payment as at 15th March 1977 Confirmation of Load with National Bank of Australia Confirmation of Load with the Local Authorities Superannuation Board Proposal to Close Part of Devonshire Road Sunshine Between Bendigo Railway Line and Anderson Road (Throught H.V. McKay Gardens & Chaplin Reserve) Under The Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958 city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, millbank drive, kororoit creek, deer park, killeen street, sunshine west, northumberland road, sunshine north, robinsons road, station road, middle road, maribyrnong, ballarat road, berkshire road, emu road, maidstone, sun crescent, sunshine, warrs road, fabian court, devonshire road, porter road, geelong road, orama street, duke street, cranwell street, braybrook, princess highway, francis street, brooklyn, main road west, western highway, sunshine jaycees, mckechnie street reserve, mckechnie street, burns street pre-school & infant welfare centre, albion pre-school and infant welfare centre, deer park hal, the hub, fletcher chemical co, somerville road, westmoreland road, disraeli street, cornhill street, st. albans road, huddersfield road, h.v. mckay gardens, chaplin reserve, anderson road, deer street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 27th July 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Building Highpoint West Agreement with Development Underwriting (Vic) Pty Ltd about Accommodation for Library, Infant Welfare and Child Care Services Infant Welfare Services Proposed Errington Reserve Committee of Management Financial Reports Rates, Sanitary and Interest Abandonments for 1976/1977 Melbourne Tourist Authority Reservation of Land for Facilities and Services for the Elderly Pound Keeper and Fees Valuations Site for Kindergarten for Physically Handicapped Children Rogers Reserve fronting Sonley Street and Babb Street Maidstone Australian - Britain Society Contribution Ambulance Service Melbourne Abandonment of Footpath Account Lot 94 Delmont Street Storage of Wastepaper at Sunshine Tip Site Hulett Street by Smorgan Consolidated Industries Interest on Rates Policy Rates Deferred Westerngate North Estate Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Youth Outreach Project Closure of Access Radio Station 3ZZ Report of the Senior Health Inspector School Canteens Health Act Registrations Report of the By-Laws Officer Street Stall Rear of G. J. Coles in Clarke Street Victorian Railways and Community Services Programme Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit and Land Use Permit Application Display Homes Centre Camelot Drive and Trafalgar Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 592 Ballarat Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Sales of Secondhand Motor Vehicles, Mechanical Work and Motor Vehicle Storage Lots 48 & 48 Cranwell Street and Lots 35 & 36 Gilbert Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign 310 Ballarat Road Braybrook Land Use Permit Application Extension to Flats Lot 50 Oldfield Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church 90 Monash Street Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 43 Somers Street South West Corner of Grainger Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision Corner Rear of 17 Simmie Street and 1 St. Andrews Street Plan of Strata Subdivision 26 Ravenscourt Road Plan of Subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street Plan of Subdivision Rita Street Plan of Subdivision Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Continuance of Consultant Services National Safety Council of Australia Construction of Western Avenue Reconstruction of Ashley Street Savlage Deport of Wastepaper and Bottles at Garbage Tip Sunshine Tip Smorgan Consolidated Industries and Manufacturers Bottle Company of Victoria Pty Ltd Allocation of Funds 77/78 Joint Works Main and Unlcassified Road Proposed Land Acquisition Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Intersection Items for Consideration at 77/78 Estimates Metrication of City Plans & Conversion to Metric Scale of Detailed City Plans Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme Report of Building Surveyor Fencing 83 Hall Street Sunshine West Australian Institiute of Steel Construction Seminar Installation of Underground Tanks Readymix 550 Geelong Road Brooklyn Installation of Underground Tanks Australian Cargo Enterprises Lot 2 Kalingra Road Installation of Underground Tank Esso Service Station Lots 39, 40 & 41 Ballarat Road Corner Northumberland Road Dangerous Building 5 Wattle Road Maidstone Loading Space Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Sewer Willis Street Pre-School Centre Tenders Willis Street Pre-School Centre Construction Major Repairs Central Library and Infant Welfare Centre W.C. Facilities Hampshire Road city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, rogers reserve, sonley street, babb street, maidstone, delmont street, albion, sunshine tip, smorgan consolidated industries, radio station 3zz, camelot drive, trafalgar street, st. albans, furlong road, ballarat road, deer park, cranwell street, gilbert street, braybrook, neale road, oldfield street, sunshine west, our lady of the immaculate conception church, monash street, sunshine, somers street, grainger street, sunshine north, simmie street, st. andrews street, ravenscourt road, tottenham, vule street, rita street, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, western avenue, ashley street, boundary road, fitzgerald road, harrison street, miles street, hall street, kalingra road, northumberland road, wattle road, porter road, willis street pre-school centre, willis street, errington reserve committee of management, main road east, clarke street, coles, hulett street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 27th July 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Building Highpoint West Agreement with Development Underwriting (Vic) Pty Ltd about Accommodation for Library, Infant Welfare and Child Care Services Infant Welfare Services Proposed Errington Reserve Committee of Management Financial Reports Rates, Sanitary and Interest Abandonments for 1976/1977 Melbourne Tourist Authority Reservation of Land for Facilities and Services for the Elderly Pound Keeper and Fees Valuations Site for Kindergarten for Physically Handicapped Children Rogers Reserve fronting Sonley Street and Babb Street Maidstone Australian - Britain Society Contribution Ambulance Service Melbourne Abandonment of Footpath Account Lot 94 Delmont Street Storage of Wastepaper at Sunshine Tip Site Hulett Street by Smorgan Consolidated Industries Interest on Rates Policy Rates Deferred Westerngate North Estate Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Youth Outreach Project Closure of Access Radio Station 3ZZ Report of the Senior Health Inspector School Canteens Health Act Registrations Report of the By-Laws Officer Street Stall Rear of G. J. Coles in Clarke Street Victorian Railways and Community Services Programme Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit and Land Use Permit Application Display Homes Centre Camelot Drive and Trafalgar Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 592 Ballarat Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Sales of Secondhand Motor Vehicles, Mechanical Work and Motor Vehicle Storage Lots 48 & 48 Cranwell Street and Lots 35 & 36 Gilbert Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign 310 Ballarat Road Braybrook Land Use Permit Application Extension to Flats Lot 50 Oldfield Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church 90 Monash Street Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 43 Somers Street South West Corner of Grainger Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision Corner Rear of 17 Simmie Street and 1 St. Andrews Street Plan of Strata Subdivision 26 Ravenscourt Road Plan of Subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street Plan of Subdivision Rita Street Plan of Subdivision Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Continuance of Consultant Services National Safety Council of Australia Construction of Western Avenue Reconstruction of Ashley Street Savlage Deport of Wastepaper and Bottles at Garbage Tip Sunshine Tip Smorgan Consolidated Industries and Manufacturers Bottle Company of Victoria Pty Ltd Allocation of Funds 77/78 Joint Works Main and Unlcassified Road Proposed Land Acquisition Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Intersection Items for Consideration at 77/78 Estimates Metrication of City Plans & Conversion to Metric Scale of Detailed City Plans Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme Report of Building Surveyor Fencing 83 Hall Street Sunshine West Australian Institiute of Steel Construction Seminar Installation of Underground Tanks Readymix 550 Geelong Road Brooklyn Installation of Underground Tanks Australian Cargo Enterprises Lot 2 Kalingra Road Installation of Underground Tank Esso Service Station Lots 39, 40 & 41 Ballarat Road Corner Northumberland Road Dangerous Building 5 Wattle Road Maidstone Loading Space Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Sewer Willis Street Pre-School Centre Tenders Willis Street Pre-School Centre Construction Major Repairs Central Library and Infant Welfare Centre W.C. Facilities Hampshire Road Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th July 1977 Extraordinary Business Sealing of Fairbairn Road Quotation city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, errington reserve committee of management, errington reserve, main road east, st. albans, rogers reserve, sonley street, babb street, maidstone, delmont street, albion, sunshine tip, hulett street, smorgan consolidated industries, radio station 3zz, clarke street, sunshine, coles, camelot drive, trafalgar street, furlong road, ballarat road, cranwell street, braybrook, neale road, oldfield street, sunshine west, our lady of the immaculate conception church, monash street, somers street, sunshine north, grainger street, simmie street, st. andrews street, ravenscourt road, tottenham, hook street, vule street, rita street, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, western avenue, ashley street, boundary road, fitzgerald road, harrison street, miles street, deer park, hall street, kalingra road, northumberland road, wattle road, porter road, willis street pre-school centre, willis street, gilbert street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles.robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine north, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine north, brooklyn playgroup, mullenger street, braybrook, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, kororoit creek, deer park hotel, glengala road, st. andrews drive, hampshire road, henderson road, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, main road west, kate street, anderson road, mcintyre road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, western highway, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, ardeer, river street, fisher street, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, furlong road, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, anglers hotel

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke Street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School Holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles Extraordinary Business Report of the Commissioner Change of Date of Council Meetings Report of the City Engineer & Planner Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road South of Ridley Street Traffic Signals Interestion of South Roadrobert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west & multi-cultural senior citizens' club, mullenger street, braybrook, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, glengala road, st. andrews drive, sunshine west, hampshire road, henderson road, sunshine north, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, kate street, anderson road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, river street, fisher street, berkshire road, rockwell axles, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, ridley street, south road

Various news articles pertaining to the January 1962 Victorian bushfires in the Dandenong and Healesville districts which by second day had spread on to a 150 mile front fromDaylesford and Kinglake through to the Dandenongs. Specific Eltham Shire districts mentioned include Ninka Road, St. Andrews, Kinglake, Hurstbridge on page 2 • Fires Blazing on 150M. Arc: "Need a Miracle", p1 (Illust.) – Victoria’s worst bushfire day since “Black Friday,” 1939 • Night dash as bushfire sweeps by, p2 (Illust.) • Kalorama Saved: Fire 100 Ft. Away, p2 • Stay away, says police chief, p2 • The Tragedy of the Fires, p3 (Illust.) • Good save by firemen, p4 (Illust.) • S.E.C. Firemen Saved N. Yallourn, p4 • Cherry river of flame, p4 • From the fire front: Fire-fighters are bitten by snakes, p4 • They faced the fury, p6 (Illust.) • The ’39 Blaze, p6 • They fought and failed, p6 • Hills Aflame: 2nd Day, pp16-17 (Illust.) • Respite at Olinda HQ, p16 (Illust.) • Here is Ruin, p17 (Illust.) • This fireman had to work among piled up furniture … p32 (Illust.) tom fielding collection, victorian bushfires - 1962, victorian bushfires – 1962, black friday, victorian bushfires – 1939, c.h. howe, daylesford, country fire authority, dandenongs, yallourn, central gippsland, montrose, olinda, kalorama, healesville, st. andrews, hurstbridge, ninka road, kinglake, yarra glen, a.l. mccutcheon, st. andrews postmaster, eltham shire secretary, max watson, police commissioner porter, observatory road, mt. dandenong, whittlesea, one tree hill, sassafras, the basin, steel’s creek, ruby ryan, the basin progress hall, yaallourn, yallourn north, stet electricity commission (s.e.c.), hernes oak, mcdonalds track, florence milkins, lieutenant-colonel k. leggett, bonza view road, ringwood police station, michael o’connor, volunteers, fire damage - buildings

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 9th February 1977 Report of the Town Clerk Subsidies Rainbow Workshop Proposed Community Health Regional Planning Western Region Commission Proposal Co-Ordination Committee Proposed Regional Library Service Payment of Allowances to Councillors Employment of Unemployed Proposed Closure of Roads Railway Land Alexandra Avenue and Service Street Request for Inquiry into M.M.B.W. Operations Turkish Disaster Appeal Request for Financial Assistance Proposed Assignment of Lease The Hub Lease of land Scout Hall Lowe Crescent Loan Funds Financial Reports Castley Hall Financial Statement Transfer of Loan Funds not now Required for the Purpose for which they were borrowed either in part or full Future of Australian Assistance Plan Proposed Name Railway Station Deer Park Land Transfers for Sealing Proposed purchase of Garbage Tip Sunshine Tip Agreement with Councils Associated Matters Development of School Grounds Agrrements Use of Facilities by Ratepayers Proposed Liquor Licence Albion Rovers Soccer Club Subsidies for Welfare Officers and Elderly Citizens Clubs Proposed Name Part of St. Albans by City of Keilor St. Albans West North of the Albanvale Estate to Kurung Acquisition of Tip Site Sunshine Tip from Albion Reid Pty Ltd Sale of land Laurel Street to Education Department Proposed Indoor Heated Swimming Pool Report of Chief Health Inspector Ant Spray Authorisation of Doctor for Immunisation / Vaccination Procedures Application for Septic Tanks Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Food Sampling Apex Project City of Sunshine Nuisance Conditions Arising from the Continued Use of Vancant Land at Lot 272 Beela Court Sunshine West as a Trucking Depot Removal of Dwelling Outside of the Municipality Commonwealth Property Ashley Street to Port Arlington Proposed Disposal of Refuse By-Law Report of the Medical Officer of Health Holiday Activities in the Children's Section of the Library Report of the Federal Government's Committee of Inquiry into Public Libraries March 1976 Report of the City Engineer Certificate of Completion Private Street Scheme Right of Way Between Princess Street & Main Road East St. Albans Flat Development Control Vehicle Fleet Compound at Municipal Offices Tool Kits for Apprentice Mechanics Security Compound at Garbage Tip Sunshine Tip Purchase Four-Wheel Drive Tractor Parks & Recreation Land Use Permit Application Greyhound Training Establishment 5 Vule Street Land Use Permit Application Flats 15 Bardsley Street Land Use Permit Application Service Premises Caretaker's Dwelling Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached House Lot 2 Main Road East, Sunshine Avenue & McIntyre Road Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 376 Doherty Street Land Use Permit Application Extension Existing Shop and Dwelling 82 Glengala Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision & Detached Houses Glenmaggie Drive Land Use Permit Application Temporary Storage of Equipment and Machinery Lot 493 Fairbairn Road Land Use Permit Flats 17 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Regional Depot Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works St. Albans Road Re-Zoning 843 Ballarat Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Presbytery and Church Addition to Existing Church and School St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church & St. Peter Chanel Primary School Lot 59 Ballarat Road Deer Park Land Use Permit Application Garden Shed & Car Port Addition to Flats 9 Yarmouth Avenue Land Use Permit Application Holy Eucharist Primary School Oleander Drive Plan of Subdivision St. Albans Road Orama Street Child Care Centre Preparations of Plans Alteration to Bus Stop Route 416 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 63 Munro Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Hall Sunshine United Cricket Club Selwyn Park Land Use Permit Application Factory & Storage Area Lots 101 & 102 Davies Avenue Land Use Permit Application Factory Lot 50 Cromer Avenue Land Use Permit Application Garage Extension 64 - 66 Monash Street Land Use Permit Application Recreation Buildings Additon to Existing Factory Australian Tube Mills Pty Ltd Hawthorn Avenue Land Use Permit Application Display of Goods in Conjunction with Petrol Filling Station 359 Ballarat Road Braybrook Land Use Permit Application 359 Ballarat Road General Engineering Lot 262 and Part Lots 258, 259 & 260 Rothray Avenue Land Use Permit Application Indoor Training Centre Lot 7 Mullenger Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Ayton Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Lots 49. 50 & 51 Marshall Street Land Use Permit Application Office & Amenities Addition to Existing Complex Lot 1 Burke Street Plan of Transfer of Land Old Geelong Road Land Use Permit Application Retail Timber Yard & Hardware Sales Lot 78 Sunshine Road Land Use Permit Application Underground Tank Additon to Existing Service Station Lot 2 Sunshine Road Land Use Permit Application Nursery & Garden Supply Depot 11 Norman Street Land Use Permit Application Office Finance Company 16A Watt Street Land Use Permit Application Service Industry and Shop 557B Geelong Road Proposed Widening of Easement Drain Monsanto Australia Limited Plan of Subdivision Market Road Hampton Avenue Private Street Scheme Strata Subdivision Lot 26 Belvedere Close Land Use Permit Application Flats Chifley Drive Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Factory Lot 6 Van Nes Avenue Statcon Intersection Signalisation Programme Churchill Avenue & Ashley Street Land Use Permit Application Warehouse, Office & Commercial Display Area 159 & 161 Rosamond Road and 3 White Street Land Use Permit Application Warehouse & Office Lot 4 Mitchell Street Land Use Permit Application Flats Van Ness Avenue Construction of Cranwell Street Extraordinary Business Report of the Town Clerk Amended Hours of Opening of Swimming Pools Castley Hall Committee of Management Loan Schedules Levels Possible Compensation McIntyre Road Bridge Railway Crossing Bunnett Street Land Transfer Loan National Bank Savings Bank Traffic Lights Anderson Road & Durham Road city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, the hub, sun crescent, sunshine, lowe crescent, castley hall, simmie street, deer park railway station, deer park, albion rovers soccer club, selwyn park, albion, laurel street, st. albans, beela court, sunshine west, alexandra avenue, service street, sunshine tip, albion reid, princess street, main road east, vule street, bardsley street, porter court, andrea street, sunshine avenue, mcintyre road, doherty street, glengala road, glenmaggie drive, fairbairn road, st. albans road, ballarat road, st. peter chanel catholic church, st. peter chanel primary school, yarmouth avenue, holy eucharist primary school, oleander drive, munro street, sunshine united cricket club, davies avenue, cromer avenue, monash street, hawthorn avenue, braybrook, rothray avenue, mullenger street, ayton street, marshall street, burke street, old geelong road, brooklyn, sunshine road, tottenham, norman street, watt street, market road, hampton avenue, belvedere close, chifley drive, van nes avenue, maribyrnong, churchill avenue, ashley street, rosamond road, white street, mitchell street, maidstone, cranwell street, mcintyre road bridge, anderson road, durham road

Pattison Collection 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 1942 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. The Trimmed Lamp Collection of 25 short stories: Author: O Henry Publisher: Hodder Stoughton Date: 1st published in 1907 The label on the spine with typed text PAT FIC HEN Pastedown front endpaper has a 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 Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, 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, the trimmed lamp, o henry, william sydney porter

This bottle is sometimes referred to as a black glass 'Gallon' bottle. It is used for storing and transporting liquor such as port or madeira. Glass bottles and glass jars are in many households around the world. The first glass bottles were produced in south-east Asia around 100 B.C. and the Roman Empire around 1 AD. America's glass bottle and glass jar industry were born in the early 1600s when settlers in Jamestown built the first glass-melting furnace. The invention of the automatic glass bottle blowing machine in 1880 industrialized the process of making bottles. In 2019, plans were made to re-introduce milk glass bottle deliveries to Auckland in early 2020. The earliest bottles or vessels were made by ancient man. Ingredients were melted to make glass and then clay forms were dipped into the molten liquid. When the glass cooled off, the clay was chipped out of the inside leaving just the hollow glass vessel. This glass was very thin as the fire was not as hot as modern-day furnaces. The blowpipe was invented around 1 B.C. This allowed molten glass to be gathered at the end of the blowpipe and blown into the other end to create a hollow vessel. Eventually, the use of moulding was introduced, followed by the invention of the semi-automatic machine called the Press and Blow. In 1904 Michael Owens invented the automatic bottle machine. Before this time most glass bottles in England were hand blown. This is one of four bottles in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum collection that were recovered by a local diver from the quarantine area just inside the Port Phillip Heads. Ships were required to pull into this area to check for diseases and other medical issues before they could head up to Melbourne. Quite often they would drink and throw the bottles overboard. Handmade glass bottle, manufactured in the 1850s. The bottle gives a snapshot into history and a social life that occurred during the early days of Melbourne's development and the sea trade that visited the port in those days. Bottle, glass, solid dark purple (black), round, matt surface. Glass ring below mouth, neck is slightly bulbous, body tapers slightly inward from shoulder to base. Base is concave with pontil mark. Bottle has no inscription. Generally used for storing port.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, handmade bottle, handmade english beer bottle, pontil bottle, black glass, gallon, purple bottle, ale bottle, porter bottle

The Pattison Collection: The ‘Pattison Collection’ comprises books and records that were originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was established in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886, the Institute had expanded significantly, boasting a Library, Museum, and Fine Arts Gallery. The collection included notable works of art and valuable specimens from various fields, as well as remarkable national curiosities and historic relics relating to the town and district. The Institute later incorporated a School of Design. Despite being popular with the public, the Institute struggled financially and, in 1911, requested that the City Council assume control. In 1935, Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise what was then known as the Warrnambool Library. When the Mechanics’ Institute building was demolished in 1963, a new civic building was constructed on the site, and the Warrnambool Library, managed by the City Council, acquired all the holdings of the WMI. It was during this transition that certain items were separated and designated as the ‘Pattison Collection’, in honour of Ralph Pattison. Over time, the various components of the WMI were distributed among different institutions, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society, and Flagstaff Hill. Some items were also sent to other regional branches of the Corangamite Regional Library, and their exact locations have become difficult to trace. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village typically bear stamps and markings from Pattison and various other institutions, including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. Ralph Eric Pattison: Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. In 1920, he married Maude Swan from Warrnambool, and the couple settled in Warrnambool. Pattison accepted the role of City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council in 1935. Tasked with transforming two rooms in the Mechanics’ Institute into a functional library, he diligently cleaned, sorted, and organised a disordered collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens, and assorted items previously reserved for the city’s museum. Pattison expanded and modernised the library, ensuring it catered to a broad range of interests, including providing reference books for students—a challenging feat in the years following the Depression. He converted the lower level of the building into a library, reference room, and reading room for both members and the public. Books were organised using a cataloguing and card index system that Pattison designed himself. He also prepared the upper floor, establishing both an Art Gallery and, later, a Museum to display the many historical relics collected over the years. Among these treasures was a beautiful antique clock, which Pattison restored and used in his office throughout his tenure. He was known as a meticulous gentleman, recognised for his punctuality, impeccable courtesy, and neat appearance. His restored clock regulated his daily routine and the precise opening and closing of the library’s doors. During 1942 to 1945, Pattison took leave to serve as a Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve. A few years later, he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, which quickly became popular. In the 1950s, Pattison was appointed to the Victorian Library Board, where he gained further inspiration from monthly conferences in Melbourne. He retired in 1959, after more than 23 years of service, due to having surpassed the working age limit for council officers. Nevertheless, Pattison maintained a strong interest in the ongoing development of the Library until his death in 1969. Warrnambool Public Library: The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) originated from a voluntary community group in 1863, just six years after the founding of Warrnambool, with its Reading Room opening in 1854. The WMI remained in operation until 1963 and was among the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes provided essential public services, including libraries, reading rooms, and spaces for the exhibition and storage of curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886, a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI, and by the early 20th century, it also featured a billiards room and a School of Art. At this time, it was common for country Victorian Mechanics’ Institutes to have attached museums. Over the years, the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also referred to as the Warrnambool Public Library, the Warrnambool Library, and the Free Library. Early government funding was provided for the “Free Library”. For example, a book titled “Science of Man” was inscribed for the “Warrnambool Public Library” and donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another book, “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883”, was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903, the Warrnambool Public Library established a Juvenile Department, stocking hundreds of books suitable for young readers. In 1905, the committee updated the book collection by adding 100 new novels and arranging for the latest novels to be included as soon as they became available in Victoria. By July 1911, the Warrnambool Council had assumed management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum, and Mechanics’ Institute, with plans to double the size of the existing building. In 1953, under the stewardship of Mr. R. Pattison, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section contained 10,000 fiction books out of a total of 13,000. The children’s section held an additional 3,400 books, equating to one book per head of population and serving around 33 percent of the local reading public. The collection comprised approximately 60 percent reference books and 40 percent fiction, with the library lending out 400 books per day. In 1963, the Warrnambool City Council designated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building—which included the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery—for the new Municipal Offices, resulting in the dispersal of the collections until 1971. The Warrnambool Library subsequently assumed responsibility for the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the City Council. Since the closure of the Mechanics’ Institute, the precise location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Additional items have entered the collection over time, including materials from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House, and Customs House. Many books are now identified as part of the Pattison Collection, named after the librarian who catalogued and numbered them before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. When Warrnambool joined the Corangamite Regional Library, some books and materials were sent to its head office in Colac and later returned to Warrnambool, where they were stored at the Art Gallery for an extended period. Some items subsequently went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some remained at the Art Gallery, and others were transferred to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books at Flagstaff Hill reflect the diverse distribution and origins of the collection. The books currently held at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many are part of the “Pattison Collection”, named after Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison.Integration and Significance of the WMI Publication Collection: Many components of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute (WMI) publication collection serve to complement and reinforce other important cultural collections in the region, including those held by the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, the Warrnambool Art Gallery, and the Warrnambool Historical Society. Collectively, these collections provide a more comprehensive understanding of the origins and development of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute holdings. The presence and integration of these materials not only enhance the appreciation of the few remaining Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, but also contribute to the recognition of similar collections in New South Wales. Examining both the similarities and differences among these surviving collections offers valuable insights into the ways in which the people of Victoria—and the community of Warrnambool in particular—constructed a civic culture centred on adult education, ultimately fostering an informed and engaged citizenry. Local and State Importance: The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is significant at local and state levels. Its value lies in its relationship to other cultural collections, its historical context, and its enduring role in supporting the intellectual and social development of the community.The Tilted Cross Author: Hal Porter Publisher: Faber and Faber. London Date: 1961 Hardcover bound book with gold embossed titles on the spine, and a pasted-on title on the front cover. Inscriptions are on labels on the spine and front loose endpaper, and on a stamp on the fly page. The book is part of the Pattison CollectionLabel with typed text": "PAT FIC POR" Sticker: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamp: "Warrnambool Public Library"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, the tilted cross, hal porter

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. Warrnambool Public Library The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison 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. 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Cats of Venice Author: Hal Porter Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1965Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC POR Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, 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, the cats of venice, hal porter

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. Warrnambool Public Library The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison. 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. 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Mr Butterfry and Other Tales of New Japan Author: Hal Porter Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1968Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC POR Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Fly paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Librarywarrnambool, 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, mr butterfry and other tales of new japan, hal porter

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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison 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. Just David Author: Eleanor H Porter Publisher: Constable & Co Ltd Date: 1916Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC POR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Fly leaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Librarywarrnambool, 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, just david, eleanor h porter

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. Cross Currents The Story of Margaret Author: Eleanor H Porter Publisher: A L Burt Comp. Date: 1913Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC POR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s 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, cross currents, eleanor h porter

The papers in this work are focused on Thomas Brassey (1836-1918) who was born and educated in England. They include the period before he accepted the position of Governor of Victori, Australia, in 1895. During that time, he'd won a seat in parliament, which he held for 18 years, and for periods was a civil lord and parliamentary secretary for the Admiralty. He was passionate about the sea and addressed his naval and maritime concerns in public lectures, letters, pamphlets and books. He was also for a time lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria and president of the Institute of Naval Architects. This book is from Flagstaff Hill's ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. It was edited by J. Porter, and published by Longmans, Green and Co. of London. The Longmans, Green and Co. was originally 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, 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. Interestingly, the logo in some books, such as “Steam Turbines 2nd edition, published in 1922” has the year “1724” but the logo in books such as “Advanced Agriculture, published in 1894” has the year “1726” in the logo.The book is significant for publishing historical papers and addresses by Lord Thomas Brassey, former Governor of Victoria before Australia’s Federation. Brassey was passionate about naval and maritime matters in public and government capacities. The work is important for its connection with the publisher Longmans, Green and Co., of London, a firm that has been established for over two centuries, renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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.Papers and Addresses Work and Wages Author: Lord Brassey Edited by J. Potter Publisher: Longmans Green and Co. Date: 1894 One of a set of six books. Part of the Pattison Collection. Green hardback cover with embossed gold text and label on spine. Inscriptions include a label on the spine, stamp, stickers and black handwriting.Label "PAT 331.2942 BRA" Sticker "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" Sticker "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwriting on Fly "(crossed out) G 572 225" and "M" "235" "7"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., thomas longman, paternoster row london, thomas brassey (1836-1918), lord brassey, earl brassey, governor of victoria, politician, civil lord of the admiralty, publicist, naval affairs, maritime affairs, public lectures, parliamentary addresses, author, lord-in-waiting to queen victoria, president of the institute of naval architects, j porter, papers and addresses, work and wages, employers, employees, pay issues

This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. 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. At The Foot of The Rainbow Author: Gene Stratton Porter Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date: 1953 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC SIN Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, at the foot of the rainbow, gene stratton porter

This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. 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. The Harvester Author: Gene Stratton Porter Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date: First Published in 1911 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC STR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library which reads Presented by Miss V Horn 1955 Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, the harvester, gene stratton porter

This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. 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. The Keeper of The Bees Author: Gene Stratton Porter Publisher: Hutchinson & Co Date: First published during the 1920s Further Information: Eleventh Edition. The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC STR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library Front loose endpaper has a large piece cut out of it it. The second front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, the keeper of the bees, gene stratton porter

This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. 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. Tales You Won't Believe Author: Gene Stratton Porter Publisher: Hutchinson & Co Date: 1950 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC STR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, gene stratton porter, tales you won't believe

Programme of running and cycling events and highland dancing competitions with details of entry fees and prize money - Saturday January 8 (1949).Proceeds in aid of Recreation Ground improvements. Advertisers - T. Mathieson Service Station, 128 Whitehorse Road Ringwood, R. France Fruit & Vegetables, 203 Whitehorse Road Ringwood, R.W. Porter Hire Car Service, Phone WU6334, H.J. Bently Timber Merchant, Phone WU6031, Kenneth Marshall Jeweller and Watchmaker & Gifts, Ringwood, Roy Hill Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Opposite Station, Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, R. White Shoes, 30 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, Phone WU6384, K. Rees Tailors, 100 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, Stoney's Super Service, Sporting & Electrical Goods, 165-7 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, A.S. Bailey, Chemist, 173 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, Phone WU6234.

The Official Opening of Phillip Island's 2nd Bridge on November 21st, 1969. The photographs were donated by the Country Roads Board, Melbourne.Seven photographs of the Opening Ceremony of the Phillip Island Bridge on the 21st November 1969. 291-01. Photograph of Cr Bill Papworth addressing the crowd with Official party in the background. 291-02. Photograph of Hon. M. V. Porter & wife cutting the ribbon. 291-03. Photograph of official cars crossing the bridge. 291-04. Photograph of the crowd on the bridge. 291-05. Photograph of Official party and speech by Hon. M. V. Porter. MLA 291-06. Photograph of Mrs Porter cutting the ribbon. 291-07. Photograph of Official Party and speakers.opening of 2nd phillip island bridge, official bridge opening, crb

Official Opening of 2nd San Remo - Newhaven Bridge, 1969 by Hon. Porter, Minister of Public Works. From the Jack Jenner Collection.Large crowd, some seated, on road approach to New Bridge San Remo side, on day of Opening 1969.local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island bridge, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction

This bottle is sometimes referred to as a black glass 'Gallon' bottle. It is used for storing and transporting liquor such as stout, porter or ale. Glass bottles and glass jars are in many households around the world. The first glass bottles were produced in south-east Asia around 100 B.C. and the Roman Empire around 1 AD. America's glass bottle and glass jar industry were born in the early 1600s when settlers in Jamestown built the first glass-melting furnace. The invention of the automatic glass bottle blowing machine in 1880 industrialized the process of making bottles. In 2019, plans were made to re-introduce milk glass bottle deliveries to Auckland in early 2020. The earliest bottles or vessels were made by ancient man. Ingredients were melted to make glass and then clay forms were dipped into the molten liquid. When the glass cooled off, the clay was chipped out of the inside leaving just the hollow glass vessel. This glass was very thin as the fire was not as hot as modern-day furnaces. The blowpipe was invented around 1 B.C. This allowed molten glass to be gathered at the end of the blowpipe and blown into the other end to create a hollow vessel. Eventually, the use of moulding was introduced, followed by the invention of the semi-automatic machine called the Press and Blow. In 1904 Michael Owens invented the automatic bottle machine. Before this time most glass bottles in England were hand blown. This is one of four bottles in our Collection that were recovered by a local diver from the quarantine area just inside the Port Phillip Heads. Ships were required to pull into this area to check for diseases and other medical issues before they could head up to Melbourne. Quite often they would drink and throw the bottles overboard. Handmade glass bottle, manufactured in the 1850s-1900s. The bottle gives a snapshot into history and a social life that occurred during the early days of Melbourne's development and the sea trade that visited the port in those days. Bottle, glass, solid dark brown (black), round, matt surface. Glass ring below mouth, neck is slightly bulbous, seam line around shoulder, body tapers slightly inward from shoulder to base. Base is concave with pontil mark. Bottle has a white mark down the side. No inscription. Generally used for storing stout, porter or ale.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, handmade bottle, handmade english beer bottle, pontil bottle, black glass, gallon