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Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPhotograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Working on Stern, 11 May 1949
... Working on Stern...This photograph shows the stern of the ship....A black and white photograph of work being donw on the stern of the M/S Fenris while in dry dock, in Stockholm....Working on Stern Photograph Photograph, Black and white Allan Charles Quinn ...The photograph is part of a series of six, depicting the Fenris in dry docks in at Finn Boda ship yards, in Stockholm, Sweden, between the 4th and the 27th of May, 1948. This photograph shows the stern of the ship.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.A black and white photograph of work being donw on the stern of the M/S Fenris while in dry dock, in Stockholm.Reverse: STOCKHOLM / 18-5-49 handwritten in blue ink. Below this is an indecipherable mark in pencil.allan-quinn, photograph, fenris, dry-dock, sweden, stockholm, 1949 -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph, Pindie Wirra, counter stern vessel, Lakes Entrance Victoria, 2003
... Pindie Wirra, counter stern vessel, Lakes Entrance Victoria...Colour photograph of Pindie Wirra counter stern vessel third from front Watts Jetty Marine Parade Lakes Entrance Victoria...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Pindie Wirra formerly delivery boat for Harbecks General Store delivering orders around the lakes from Lakes Entrance to Metung Boats and Boating Transport Businesses Colour photograph of Pindie Wirra counter stern vessel third from front Watts Jetty Marine Parade Lakes Entrance Victoria Pindie Wirra, counter stern vessel, Lakes Entrance Victoria Photograph ...Pindie Wirra formerly delivery boat for Harbecks General Store delivering orders around the lakes from Lakes Entrance to MetungColour photograph of Pindie Wirra counter stern vessel third from front Watts Jetty Marine Parade Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, transport, businesses -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaBW photo, 1988
... Alana Sterner-Lind is American-born. She has completed a BA and Dip Ed and BTheol at the United Faculty of Theology. ...BW photo of Alana Sterner, upper body, facing camera....Alana Sterner; Church & Nation 10/2/1988, p. 18...She was ordained in 1987 and served at Methodist Ladies' College Kew and Melton Uniting Church. Alana Sterner; MLC Kew; Melton Alana Sterner; Church & Nation 10/2/1988, p. 18 BW photo of Alana Sterner, upper body, facing camera. ...Alana Sterner-Lind is American-born. She has completed a BA and Dip Ed and BTheol at the United Faculty of Theology. She was ordained in 1987 and served at Methodist Ladies' College Kew and Melton Uniting Church.BW photo of Alana Sterner, upper body, facing camera.Alana Sterner; Church & Nation 10/2/1988, p. 18alana sterner; mlc kew; melton -
Unions BallaratThe life and writings of Abraham Lincoln (Don Woodward Collection), Lincoln, Abraham, 1940
... It includes a biographical essay written by Stern. Lincoln was President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.......Stern, Philip Van Doren...The life and writings of Abraham Lincoln (Don Woodward Collection) Lincoln, Abraham Stern, Philip Van Doren ...Annotated collection of Abraham Lincoln's papers. It includes a biographical essay written by Stern. Lincoln was President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.Political (USA) and biographical interest.Book; 863 pages. Cover: green cloth, hard cover; logo on front; spine includes author's name and title. Dust jacket. Inside: To Malcolm, With our best wishes for a happy bar mitzvah. From Mr & Mrs W. M. Smith. -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPhotograph
... Alana Sterner...Alana Sterner Church and Nation 9 March 1988 p31...Alana Sterner Church and Nation 9 March 1988 p31 Alana Sterner Photograph ...Alana SternerAlana Sterner Church and Nation 9 March 1988 p31 -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Stern, G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn Stern), Unless I marry, 1959
... Stern, G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn Stern)...Unless I marry Book Novel Stern, G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn Stern) Collins Collins Clear-Type Press ...Romance fiction192 p. : red-pink cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with illustration depicting trees and a church/other buildings. Title and author's name printed in gold on spine. Publisher's summary of plot printed on half-title page.fictionRomance fiction fiction, romance, g. b. stern (gladys bronwyn stern) -
Beechworth Honey ArchivePublication, The value-adding potential of prebiotic components of Australian honey. (Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010, 2010
... (Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010....(Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010. ...30 pages -
Beechworth Honey ArchivePublication, The value-adding potential of prebiotic components of Australian honey. (Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010, 2010
... (Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010....(Conway, Patricia L., Stern, Rosie and Tran, Lai). Canberra, 2010. ...30 pages -
Inverloch Historical Society004380 - Photograph - Irene - c1937 - near Inverloch pier - Bob Young in stern - from Bob Young
... 004380 - Photograph - Irene - c1937 - near Inverloch pier - Bob Young in stern - from Bob Young...Inverloch gippsland 004380 - Photograph - Irene - c1937 - near Inverloch pier - Bob Young in stern - from Bob Young ... -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - 35mm Colour slides, Cassandra McLean, Fungi and Plants, Unknown
... ...Kingsley Stern...Fungi and Plants Photograph 35mm Colour slides Cassandra McLean Kodachrome Ektachrome Agfacolor Kingsley Stern ...Cassandra McLean handwritten on the lidsfungi, plants, science laboratory, cassandra mclean, teaching material -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Routledge and Sons, Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, 1884
... ...Laurence Stern...Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman Book George Routledge and Sons Laurence Stern ...Though Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock.p.322.fictionThough Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock. england - fiction, england - social life and customs -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPhotograph, c. 1986
... Fred and Christine Stern were house parents for Maroondah Youth Accommodation Project that supplies emergency accommodation for disadvantaged youth of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne....B & W gloss photograph of Fred and Christine Stern seated on a couch....Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria 54 Serrell Street Malvern East melbourne Fred and Christine Stern were house parents for Maroondah Youth Accommodation Project that supplies emergency accommodation for disadvantaged youth of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. fred stern; christine stern; maroondah youth accommodation project B & W gloss photograph of Fred and Christine Stern seated on a couch. ...Fred and Christine Stern were house parents for Maroondah Youth Accommodation Project that supplies emergency accommodation for disadvantaged youth of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.B & W gloss photograph of Fred and Christine Stern seated on a couch.fred stern; christine stern; maroondah youth accommodation project -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePattern
... ...Stern...Pattern-Stern gland round wood object with diamond shaped piece of wood at centre and hat type top with hole inside. ...Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street Warrnambool great-ocean-road flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village Pattern-Stern Stern stem pattern Pattern-Stern gland round wood object with diamond shaped piece of wood at centre and hat type top with hole inside. ...Pattern-Stern gland round wood object with diamond shaped piece of wood at centre and hat type top with hole inside. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattern-stern, stern, stem pattern -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyCoxed Pair race boat, Richmond Boat Sheds, The Queen of Hearts, 1936
... on stern VRA No. 176...The Queen of Hearts went to the Air Force at Tocumwal during the WWII rowing regatta boats on stern VRA No. 176 Clinker build racing row boat The Queen of Hearts Coxed Pair race boat Richmond Boat Sheds ...First used Boxing day 1936 at Nagambie, Launched by Mrs S.G. Williams wife of the Shire President. The champaign bottle failed to break and a hammer was required. The first race was rowed by H. Gayer (bow) W. Bourke (stroke), Ted Forbes (cox) winning maiden pairs and the same crew won lightweight pairs at Lake Moodemere 1st Jan 1937. The boat was then purchased with funds raised in a queen competition held in Rutherglen and contested by 3 queens, Elise Frances, Emma Howard and Peggy Bourke (the winner and she went on to marry the bow H. Gayer). The Queen of Hearts went to the Air Force at Tocumwal during the WWIIClinker build racing row boaton stern VRA No. 176rowing, regatta, boats -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionEquipment - Dinghy - Royal navy Sail Training Dinghy, 1920-1930
... Sail is a replacement and is stained. Stern-102.5 Stern-Prow-340...Sail is a replacement and is stained. Stern-102.5 Stern-Prow-340 Equipment Dinghy - Royal navy Sail Training Dinghy ...Instructors-Bill Pride, John Bunnett, Rick ? -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaFurniture - Pulpit, Rodney Howard Alsop, 1909
... ...stern...According to a later article published in 1950: The pulpit is a model, built to scale, of the stern of an old ship of the line in Lord Nelson's day. ...Timber pulpit built in the form of a ship's stern including a timber step ladder for access, a timber keel and rudder, a rope fixed from the pulpit to a post mounted to the floor, and a dedication plaque on the side of the pulpit. ...According to a later article published in 1950: The pulpit is a model, built to scale, of the stern of an old ship of the line in Lord Nelson's day. ...In 1909, assistant Chaplain Rev. Haire presented the Mission with an 'uncommonly artistic pulpit' in memory of his mother. A plaque in memory of Jane King Haire can be found on the side next to the steps. The dedication was performed by the Archbishop of Melbourne on the 26th January (date engraves on the plaque) This pulpit was designed by Melbourne architect Rodney Howard Alsop (1881-1932) and manufactured by William John Dalziel (furniture manufacturer). It was initially used in the first Mission in Central Melbourne, Siddeley St. It is located in the Chapel of Saint Peter of the Mission to Seafarers 717 Flinders St. complex since 1917 (State Heritage listed (H1496). This complex was designed by Walter Richmond Butler in 1916, and officially opened on 11 September 1917, a day '...of unusually kind weather', by the Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Sir Arthur Stanley. According to a later article published in 1950: The pulpit is a model, built to scale, of the stern of an old ship of the line in Lord Nelson's day. This pulpit is significant as it is housed in The Memorial Chapel of Saint Peter forming part of the State Heritage listed Mission to Seafarers Victoria complex. It was built in Melbourne of Australian timbers, and is one of only two known maritime inspired pulpits, both associated with Missions to Seamen of the early 20th C. the other is held in the ANMM Collection see link. Their statement of significance is worth quoting in part as it applies equally to this pulpit "...an extremely rare and unique example of such pulpits. It is highly significant as a wonderfully preserved example of a time when religion was preached to sailors for their spiritual guidance and temperance..." Rodney Howard Alsop was an important Melbourne architect of the Arts and Crafts movement. John William Dalziel had sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1862. Seventeen years later Penman and Dalziel founded the business in Lonsdale Street West, and won recognition at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London in 1886. Penman and Dalziel were identified in 1937 as one of Melbourne’s early ‘skilled craftsmen’ and ‘leading names’ in the manufacture of fine furniture. He died in February 1918 in a railway accident.Timber pulpit built in the form of a ship's stern including a timber step ladder for access, a timber keel and rudder, a rope fixed from the pulpit to a post mounted to the floor, and a dedication plaque on the side of the pulpit. The pulpit sits on timber legs. It's likely to be the original rope: traditionally made coir rope with twisted fibres, covered with canvas supported by a thread. At lower end the rope is secured by a monkey fist know and at the top by a turk head knot.Inside the pulpit (right) is the cardboard label with the maker details: " On an attached plaque see 0678 To the greater glory of God and in ever loving memory of Jane King Haire. This pulpit is erected by her son. Blessed are the pure in heart. For they shall see God. St. Matt. V.8. 26.1.09mission, seafarers, melbourne, victoria, chapel, saint peter, pulpit, australian timber, stern, walter richmond butler, australian maritime history, reverend w.f. haire, rodney howard alsop (1881-1932), wright's lane, william john dalziel, gifts-1917, heritage listed -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedMemorabilia - Spalding Notepad Folder
... Spalding NBA Official Game Ball David J. Stern Commissioner...Spaldings Spalding NBA Official Game Ball David J. Stern Commissioner Black foldout style notebook folder with silver coloured text on front & back Memorabilia Spalding Notepad Folder ...The Spalding factory was opened in 1925 and was located at the intersection of Ballarat Rd and McIntyre Rd in Sunshine. The factory made sporting goods and in 1972 Spalding acquired T.W. Sherrin Pty Ltd a major manufacturer of footballs used in Australian Rules football. In the early 1990s the factory was demolished, and Spalding was bought out by the Russell Corporation. Black foldout style notebook folder with silver coloured text on front & backSpalding NBA Official Game Ball David J. Stern Commissionerspaldings -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - PHOTOGRAPH, c.WWII
... Black / white photo of a man standing on the stern of a ship....Photography Ships Naval Handwritten in black ink on back: On the way over Black / white photo of a man standing on the stern of a ship. Memorabilia PHOTOGRAPH ...Photo taken on Frederick Gardner DAVEY's sea journey to the UK. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Black / white photo of a man standing on the stern of a ship.Handwritten in black ink on back: On the way overphotography, ships, naval -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - tug boat, Portland, n.d
... Black & white photo of a man in a suit on the stern deck of a tug....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives tug boat Port of Portland Back: Don McGillivray, Seaman - blue biro Black & white photo of a man in a suit on the stern deck of a tug. Photograph Photograph - tug boat, Portland ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Don McGillivray, Seaman - blue biroport of portland archives, tug boat, port of portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph, n.d
... Same as 3475, close up view of stern and starboard side....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives Portland Harbour Same as 3475, close up view of stern and starboard side. Photograph Photograph ...Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesPhotograph
... Black and white photograph of Two ladies at stern of boat fishing...Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives 30 Gipps Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road Moyne River Scene January 1944 Subjects unknown moyne river fishing port fairy boat Black and white photograph of Two ladies at stern of boat fishing Photograph Photograph ...Moyne River Scene January 1944 Subjects unknownBlack and white photograph of Two ladies at stern of boat fishingmoyne river, fishing, port fairy, boat -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Genista off from San Remo, ?
... S.S.Genista off from San Remo. View of stern - pier in background....Western Port Ferry 1889 to early 1930's. local history photographs transport shipping maritime technology boats phillip island shipping ferries black & white photograph phillip island western port S.S.Genista off from San Remo. View of stern - pier in background. Genista off from San Remo Photograph ...S.S. Genista - built 1886, Sydney. Western Port Ferry 1889 to early 1930's.S.S.Genista off from San Remo. View of stern - pier in background.local history, photographs, transport, shipping, maritime technology, boats, phillip island shipping, ferries, black & white photograph, phillip island, western port -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... Re touched coloured Photograph of the wreck of The "Speke" stern end view....Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography photographs ship relics wreck of the sailing ship "speke" colour touched photograph shipping wrecks the speke john jenner bryant west Re touched coloured Photograph of the wreck of The "Speke" stern end view. Photograph Bryant West ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandRe touched coloured Photograph of the wreck of The "Speke" stern end view.local history, photography, photographs, ship relics, wreck of the sailing ship "speke", colour touched photograph, shipping, wrecks, the speke, john jenner, bryant west -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph, n.d
... Same subject as 3460, but view is of the stern and port side....Same subject as 3460, but view is of the stern and port side. Photograph Photograph ...Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageCraft - Ship Model, S.S. Orotava, ca. 1930-1974
... 'OROTAVA / LONDON" painted in white on the stern....'OROTAVA / LONDON" painted in white on the stern. Ship model: SS Orotava. The model, without a case, has four masts and two funnels, and is mounted on a small timber base. ...This is a ship model of the SS Orotava, a British Screw Steamship built at Barrow-in-Furness, county of Lancashire, by the Naval Construction and Armaments Company (NC & A Co.) in 1889. The gross tonnage was 5552.10 tons, length 430 feet, breadth 49.3 feet and depth 34.2 feet. It was built for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company (of 31, James Street, Liverpool) and used as a passenger liner. The vessel was launched in 1889 and made two voyages for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company during 1889. Then, under the new management of the Orient Line, its first sailing was 6th June 1890 from Liverpool to Australia via Suez. During the Boer War (1889 – 1903), Orotava served as a troop ship, but apart from this, it remained in the Orient Line’s Australia service until 1906. On 14th December 1896, the Orotava sank at Tilbury Docks after being serviced on her return from Australia, becoming unstable and taking in water. Five men lost their lives. The ship was then raised to dry dock and repaired for service again, and an investigation was launched into the cause of the sinking. Between 1901 – 1906, the name Orient-Pacific Steam Line was used due to the close ties between the Pacific and the Orient lines. In 1906, the Pacific Steam Line Australian service was taken over by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., and the alliance between them and the Orient Line was dissolved in 1909. Orotava then served the West Indies service of the Royal Mail Line. In World War 1 (Dec 1914 – June 1916), the vessel served as HMS OROTAVA, an armed merchant cruiser. It was broken up in 1919.The model shows a visual description of the SS Orotava, which was used for commercial and government purposes from 1889 to 1919. The model is also an example of ship model-making, a skilled craft enjoyed for hundreds of years, demonstrating the evolution of ocean vessels. Ship model: SS Orotava. The model, without a case, has four masts and two funnels, and is mounted on a small timber base. The SS Orotave was a British passenger liner, launched in 1889. Inscriptions are painted on the hull. "OROTAVA" painted in white on each side of the bow. 'OROTAVA / LONDON" painted in white on the stern.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ship model, ss orotava, naval construction and armaments co., n c & a co., pacific steam navigaiton company, passenger liner, orient line, orient-pacific steam line, royal mail line, hms orotava -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook, Tents of Israel
... Tents of Israel Author: G. B. Stern Publisher: Date: Further Information: ...B. Stern Publisher: Date: Further Information: Tents of Israel Book ...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 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 1860s 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. Tents of Israel Author: G. B. Stern Publisher: Date: Further Information: The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC STE Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public 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, tents of israel, g. b. stern -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageLamp
... Port, Starboard & Stern imprinted & joined with rope....Port, Starboard & Stern imprinted & joined with rope. Lamp ...Lamps (3), green & crushed. Port, Starboard & Stern imprinted & joined with rope.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Porthole frame, ca. 1889
... This porthole and porthole cover was removed from the stern of the Newfield wreck, on the starboard side. ...It was removed from the stern of the wreck on the starboard side. there is some marine growth on the porthole. ...Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street Warrnambool great-ocean-road This porthole and porthole cover was removed from the stern of the Newfield wreck, on the starboard side. ...This porthole and porthole cover was removed from the stern of the Newfield wreck, on the starboard side. The barque Newfield left Liverpool on 1st June 1892 with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt for Brisbane. About six weeks later the ship ran into very heavy weather approaching the Australian coast. On 28th August at about 9pm her master, Captain George Scott, observed between the heavy squalls the Cape Otway light on the mainland of Victoria, but due apparently to a navigational error (the chronometers were incorrect), he mistook it for Cape Wickham on King Island, some 40 miles south. He altered course to the north expecting to run through the western entrance of Bass Strait, but instead, at about 1:30am, the ship ran aground about about 100 yards from shore, one mile east of Curdies River. The vessel struck heavily three times before grounding on an inner shoal with six feet of water in the holds. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished.Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is significant for its association with the shipwreck Newfield, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Registry. The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects. The Newfield collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international cargo ship. The Newfield collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its association with the shipwreckPorthole frame, including porthole and porthole cover, from the wreck of the Newfield. Porthole secured by nine bolts. It was removed from the stern of the wreck on the starboard side. there is some marine growth on the porthole. The cover still opens. warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwrecked artefact, 1892, 1893, 28 august 1892, 29 august 1892, barque, curdie's river, newfield, nineteenth century, peter ronald, peterborough, port campbell, porthole, porthole cover, shipwrecks, victorian shipwrecks, porthole frame -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, 1901
... Photograph stern view of the Barque "Artisan" high and dry on the rocks at Cape Paterson. 1901....Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography photographs wrecks sailing ship "artisan" wrecked at cape paterson sepia photograph shipping ship wrecks artisan cape paterson john jenner bryant west Photograph stern view of the Barque "Artisan" high and dry on the rocks at Cape Paterson. 1901. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph stern view of the Barque "Artisan" high and dry on the rocks at Cape Paterson. 1901.local history, photography, photographs, wrecks, sailing ship "artisan" wrecked at cape paterson, sepia photograph, shipping, ship wrecks, artisan, cape paterson, john jenner, bryant west -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph, Bounty, n.d
... Black & white photograph of the stern of a fishing boat the "Bounty", owned by 'Soldier' Smith, of Portland...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Con Kroker Private Collection Back: Quiet Anchorage, in pencil Black & white photograph of the stern of a fishing boat the "Bounty", owned by 'Soldier' Smith, of Portland Bounty Photograph Photograph ...Con Kroker Private CollectionBlack & white photograph of the stern of a fishing boat the "Bounty", owned by 'Soldier' Smith, of PortlandBack: Quiet Anchorage, in pencil
