This book contains a biography of H.G. Wells by Vincent Brome and is part of Flagstaff Hill’s Pattison Collection of books which originated from the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. It was published by Longmans, Green & Co. The publisher firm, Longmans, Green & 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. The book is significant for its connection to 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.H G Wells A Biography Author: Vincent Brome Publisher: Longmans Green & Co Date: 1951 Inscription on spine label, and stickers. Logo of a sailing ship on the Fly page. The book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label: "PAT 920 WEL" Sticker: "Warrnambool Public Library" covered by sticker: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Logo: "(sailing ship drawing) above "1724", within a rounded square"warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, 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, h g wells a biography, vincent brome, h g wells, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, free library, longmans green and co., thomas longman, paternoster row london

Envelope addressed to A. Wells 51, Barkly Street, Bendigo. It has a centenary of Australia stamp cancelled 25 Oct 1934. The envelope did not have the sender on the back, but the letter inside is from Theo to mum, Dorothy and Elma.document, envelope, elma wells.

Alexina Weller was the first wife of Reverend Weller. They arrived in Melbourne in January 1925. They lived in the Mission's Manse for 4 years. Alexina was part of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. They left in January 1929 for South America. She died in January 1934.The organ was donated in memory of Mrs Weller as a member of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. Next to the organ is the plaque dedicated to Olive Cramer who must have played on this organ during services.Wooden organ with memorial plaque to Alexina Weller on the right sidePlaque: In Loving Memory of / Alexina Weller / Wife of the Rev. J.R. Weller M.A. / Formerly chaplain of the Victoria Missions to Seamen / Died in England 20th January 1934alexina weller (nee caley), reverend john reginald weller (1880-1969), suttons, annie alexandrina caley (known as alexina) 1885-1934

Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Facade of Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, EnglandWells / Cathedral Façade (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide

Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, EnglandWells (Handwritten) / Cathedral & Bishops Palace & Moat (Handwritten) / Encircled 2 (Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide

Rev Graeme WellsGraeme Wells Church and Nation 10 February 1988 p.18

George Edwin Wells was born in Oxford in 1826. He served an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder and in 1841 he went to New Zealand. He was returning to England in 1848 when he changed his mind in Singapore and turned around and came to Melbourne. He operated a store with Mr W Gibbs and when gold as discovered they left their wives in Melbourne and went to the gold fields of Ballarat in 1851. At this time George was newly married to Catherine Kiely. In 1852 the two men were at the Golden Gully area of the Fryers Creek gold fields, they then move to Bendigo, initially to White Hills before settling in Long Gully. They then brought their patient wives, who had only had visits from their husbands, to Bendigo. George had several successful mining ventures in Bendigo. He died in 1898. One of his sons, Alfred, married Margaret Rotherham in NSW where he was living. Alfred died in 1911 leaving Margaret with a young family. She moved to Bendigo to be nearer to family support. Alfred and Margaret's daughter, Elma Winslade Wells 91904 - 19/1/1988) became a teacher and was posted to Camp Hill Primary School. She was also heavily involved in the Scout movement in the Bendigo area.Blue hardcover scrapbook belonging to the Wells family. (Elma Wells). The cover has gold, black and blue flowers and birds on it. The word "scraps" in red within a gold rectangular box completes the cover. Inside all the pages are filled with drawing and pictures of people, animals, flowers and landscapes. Also, various poems are transcribed on the pages. Newspaper cuttings are also glued to pages and in two yellow envelopes.Inside cover in pencil: The Wells Family scrap book donated to the Royal Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Miss Elma W. Wellsfamily history, wells family

Jacket with black background and multi-coloured lurex flowers and leaves. 5 buttons on front 'Noel Wells Australia'. Noel Wells Australia

Photograph of well at Deer Park Hotel Well was found by workmen during alterations to Deer Park Hotel Shoring equipment for safety during inspection prior to being filled with concrete for building regulation requirement 244a Before start of concrete fill 244b Shows portion bottom of concrete filldeer park hotel, hotel, deer park, ballarat road

Zinc ink well with five holes for pens. Central plastic (black) ink well with screw lid suspended in central hole in zinc frame (possibly Bakelite). Dried in in well.Front: Made in England/Velos/Trade Mark/Reg'd. Design/N8773399/No. 1219/improved non-spill (relief text, base of ink well).

Memorial plaque commonly called "The Death Penny". These were presented to the family of all those who did not return from WW1. Thomas Wells (born Tasmania, enlisted Tasmania) No 4607 enlisted on 11.10.1915 in the 14th Reinforcements 12th BN AIF aged 28 years 10 months, embarked for Eygpt 8.2.1916, embark for France 5.6.1916, transfers to the 49th Bn, WIA 14.8.1916 GSW back and arm, rejoin unit 12.9.1916, transfers to the 52nd Bn 20.5.1918, WIA 2nd occasion 12.8.1918 GSW to Head, DOW's 6.9.1918.1) Memorial Plaque bronze, round shape, on front face is a raised depiction of Brittanica with a lion, a blank space at the bottom for a name to be added being "Thomas Wells". The rear face is blank. .2) Cardboard waterproof box with 4 diamond shape opening flaps to house the plaque.On the face of .1) "He Died for Freedom and Honour", "Thomas Wells"memorabilia, plaque, penny

Possibly used within the Gilbert family, Orbost.We have mostly dispensed with ink bottles and quills. This item is an example of early stationery equipment commonly used in households for correspondence, creative writing and household accounting reecords.A wooden box with several small compartments, two porcelain ink well. A long space at the front is for holding pens. A small sliding door can move on top of the ink wells.The words PENS COPY RED BLACK are written into the front of the section which hold the ink wells. on front of box Ro No 347854ink-stand pen-and-ink

George Box 1808-1867 an 'agricultural labourer', of Sussex England, married Mary Cripps in 1831 and with 3 three of their 4 four sons and 3 three of their 4 four daughters left Liverpool in the Sailing Ship 'Atlanta' in March 1856 to begin a new life in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia. George and son Henry paid their own fares while sons , Francis and John, were 'assisted passengers'. Their baby daughter Cecilia Lydia died a few days into the voyage.. Caroline Box, the eldest daughter, remained in England working as a cook until she joined the family in Australia in 1863. William Box 1834-1902, the eldest son of George Box, married Elizabeth Avis 1833- 1914 and they resided in Box Cottage 1865 -1914 where they established a market garden and raised 13 children. William and Elizabeth had emigrated in 1854 so George and sons probably worked on their market garden before setting up in Tucker Road and Patterson Road. Sadly Mary drowned in a water hole only 4 months after their arrival in Brighton. Mary suffered from headaches and had occasional fits and the coroner found she passed out and died while trying to ease the pain with cold water from a waterhole. It is supposed that Elizabeth helped him raise the children while he established his market garden. George died from Tetanus following an infected broken leg caused by falling from his dray in 1867. George and Mary were both buried in the Brighton Cemetery. Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . George Box was the father of William Box who with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box and 13 children lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841 Inscribed in Album : “ The early photos in this album were found by Mr (Laurie) Lewis when he was demolishing the Old Box Cottage. He gave them to Mrs Avis Box Eldridge who in turn gave them to me. They were not identified. I believe they rightly belong in the Cottage. I have attempted to identify them and present them in a way they can be preserved as a historical record of the era.” A B Leigh A black and white photograph of George Box taken in Tunbridge Wells, England c1855Photo at base ; TUNBRIDGE WELLS Album inside cover ; Donated to / Moorabbin / Historical Society / by / Avis Box Leigh box george, box mary, box william, box elizabeth, box alonzo, box mary louisa, dendy henry, were j b, dendy's special survey 1841, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, mckinnon, ormond, market gardeners, dairy farms, early settlers, pioneers, jasper road, gurr jabez, gurr eliza, pay henry, pay anna, ward willam, box henry, ward elizabeth emma, box john, sheldrake martha, rushall eleanor, box caroline, tetanus

Typed notes mentioning the naming of Mount Alexander, Coliban, Campaspe and who named them. Also the origins of the names.document, major mitchell and mount alexander, tommy-came-last, the major mitchell tourist trail, major general john byng, phillip of macedonia, alexander the great, henty s, surveyor davidson, alexander mollison, george augustus robinson, william morton, mr charles hotson ebden, john randell, public library of melbourne, les blake, governor burke, phillip parker king, crown solicitor henry field gurner, arthur phillip, hume, australia felix expedition, l blake, place names of victoria, g brenmer, booklet for secondary schools, m cannon, historical records of victoria vol 1, j h l cumpston, thomas mitchell surveyor general and explorer, h f gurner, chronicle of port phillip, t l mitchell, three expeditions into the interior of eastern australia, a f mollison, an overlanding diary, w l morton, adventures of a pioneer, m s 5188, itinerary from the journal of the exploring expedition returning from portland bay, m s 5189, mitchell's 1837 map, j o randell, pastoral settlement in northern victoria vol 1, pastoral settlement in northern victoria vol 2, records of the victorian archaeological survey number 5, journals of george augustus robinson, t c sargent, some peninsular names in australia felix, w h wells, a geographical dictionary or gazetteer of the australian colonies

Box Hill High School Scholarship Holders 1963.B&w photobox hill high school, fox> b., jackson> m., degraaf> b., atkinson> j., mitchell> c., byrne> p., o'brien. g., king> a., watson> i., barwick> g., hastings> m., collier> a., hoel> g., pinniger> g., russell> d., o'toole> m., dale> r., robertson> j., daniels> e., tregear> a., elliot> r., crooks> f., lloyd> d., bailey> k., horsburgh> d., harris> g., peel> g., geddes> r., harnwell> a., horne> r., garside> b., wells> a., williams> r., harris> j., carlisle> k., salt> t., goddard> r., mai> a., holden> j., kimber> a., clark> p., gion> g., talbett> g., norton> r., collings> a., santer> g., horne> m., wilson> g., holmes> p., mckibbon> c., taylor> m., hilton> m., jowett> j., howard> r., bryceson> r., tescher> t., winter> g., smith> w., katz> m., williams> k., morris> j., wishart> r., payne> d., beard> e., haines> r., gursanscky, steer> r., secondary schools

The Wells of Beersheba is a short romanticized account of the Battle of Beersheba, which took place on 31 October 1917 in Ottoman Palestine during the First World War between the attacking mounted infantry of Australia and New Zealand and the defending Ottoman garrison. It was written by the Australian author Frank Dalby Davison who was not present at the battle, but had been in the British cavalry during the war. Much of the book, which is more fictionalized reportage than novella, and in which no single character is drawn, reflects the codependency of horse and rider and the shock of battle. This booklet was first published in 1933. It was originally published in Sydney in 1933 by Angus & Robertson under the title The Wells of Beersheba. An Epic of the Australian Light Horse 1914-1918, with illustrations by Will Mahoney. WW1 semi-fictional association with the Battle of Beersheba - 4th Light Horse Brigade Australian Infantry Forces. October 1917. Ottoman Empire Palestine. Booklet titled "The Wells of Beersheba" by Frank Dalby Davison and illustrated by Will Mahony. Semi Cardboard Cover with parchment paper internally. The cover has a light rose colored pattern surrounding the title, author and illustrator details. Front cover has title "The Wells of Beersheba" and author Frank Dalby Davison with illustrator Will Mahony. There is a light rose colored pattern on the front cover. the wells of beersheba - charge of the 4th light horse brigade., book - the wells of beersheba, ww1 battle of beersheba october 1917.

A white book titled ' Random Thoughts,' by Elma Winslade Wells. Elma describes her years growing up in Bendigo and her life in the scouting movement. Printed by D.G. Walker Pty. Ltd, Bendigo, Vic. 1986. bottom left corner of the front cover has a number sticker, 0140 WEL.Elma Winslade Wellsbiography, family, elma winslade wells, bendigo, history, bendigo cubs and scouts, scouting, bendigo history, wells family, people, person, biography, bendigo community, broken hill, wellington, bendigo birds, camp hill primary school, education, bendigo district cubs, organisations, international travel, book, books. bottom left corner of the front cover has a number sticker, 0140 wel

Photograph of the well at the Citadel, Cairo.Digital copy of black and white photograph"well at the Citadel Cairo"charles marshall, world war 1, cairo

Sepia photograph of a bank building with three men standing in front. Date and location unknown. On the back there is what looks like the names of the persons, unable to read them. Also stamped H. Ceyer HayH. Ceyer Haybuildings, bank, unknown

A black and white postcard depicting a house, an old man is sitting on a chair in the front garden. Date and location unknown. On the back Wishing dear Elena (?) a very happy Christmas.buildings, house, unkown

A sepia photo postcard of a army band. Written on the back: Victoria barracks Sydney, June 1908. My dearest auntie Madge, this is our famous band, which is really a splendid one. Dad is to the right of the big drum and Captain Ryrie (band president) to the left, and to the right of dad is W.O. McCarthy, the bandmaster. I will try to write you a long, long letter soon, and with heaps of love and remain ever your loving niece, Marjorie Wallace.performing arts, music, musical band

This photograph shows two Australian soldiers standing behind 'the Holy well' at Mataria, near Cairo.Digital copy of black and white photograph. "The Holy Well at Matarich"charles marshall, world war 1

Mike Wells (donor of this item) told the museum that he took this flag from "the body of a bandit who got in the way of bullets". This is part of a collection donated by Captain Michael Wells (Service no: 2243275) who served with the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. Captain Wells served in Vietnam from May 1966 to January 1967 with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV).He was Operations Advisor at Phuoc Thuy.Silk Viet Cong flag for placement over the body of North Vietnamese soldier. Flag is blood stained. Top half is blue, bottom half red, with a yellow 5-pointed star sewn in at the centre.'Wells' is a name imprinted on hem.north vietnam flag, flag, mike wells, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), 2243275, capt mike wells, the mike wells collection, viet cong, vc