Letter written on purple paper by Silas Jouls to the Professor of Zoology and envelope.Address on envelope crossed out with try the Zoo written on it. silas jouls, professor of zoology, zoology, envelope, april 1913, purple letter, purple paper

Quadrupeds A book of Zoology for Boys Author: Captain Mayne Reid Publisher: T Nelson & sons Date: 1885 Label on spine cover with typed text RH 599 REI Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, corangamite regional library service, a book of zoology for boys, captain mayne reid, mayne reid, quadrupeds

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. 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 International Scientific Series Vol 28 The Crayfish, an Introduction to the Study of Zoology" Author: T H Huxley Publisher: Keegan Paul Trench & Co Date: 1889 Inside front cover has a sticker that reads 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, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, t h huxley, the international scientific series vol 28

mapsmallee region, south-eastern australia, geography, geology, climatology, water, agriculture, soils, botany, zoology, national parks, historical geography, australian literature, anthropology, sociology

Roland Robinson was born in County Clare Ireland 1912 and brought to Australia when 9 years old. He became a nature poet and writer. In 1946 he lived with a tribe of Aborigines around the Roper River, NT and began to record the myths as told to him by his indigenous friends. He continued these conversations and recording in 1954 in Central Australia and in 60's in New South Wales. The Sydney Morning Herald review 1966, states " (he) is a literary catalyst between the Aboriginal storyteller and ............. Australian reading public"Written prior to the successful Australian Referendum 1968 Aboriginal Rights the book gives the reader an insight and explanation of Aboriginal history and beliefs. The author hoped that his writings would help with the general acceptance of Aborigines as ' fellow human- beings, or citizens '. It is therefore a significant book of its time as pressure was put on all Australians to acknowledge the rights of equal citizenship for Aborigines / Indigenous peoplePaperback book 1967 edition of a collection of stories of Aboriginal myths by Roland Robinson.' aboriginal / myths and legends' / Roland Robinson. Front cover design by Janis Peterson, with central painting photographed by Photographic Library of Australia monogram of 'Sun Books Melbourne' in top right corneraboriginal, human rights, myths, legends, robinson roland edward, australian indigenous tribes, storytellers, poetry, roper river, northern territory, sydney morning herald, the age, folk-lore, dreamtime legends, sacred songs, vesper alexander, worrell eric, naturalist, zoology, legend and dreaming

This club became the Ballarat School of Mines Science and Field Naturalists ClubHandwritten rough correspondence concerning reforming the Ballarat School of Mines Science Club- a meeting to be held on 15 May 1915.Sir, It has been suggested that an effort should be made to reform the once popular Science Club, which in past years was connected with the above institution. The purpose of the club would be to meet fortnightly or monthly & discuss papers contributed by members on matters of scientific interest; also to discuss general scientific matters brought up by members. Field days covered [illegible] also be held, for those particularly interested in Zoology, Botany or Geology. If the club were strong, the matter of a small journal could be considered. We should be glad if you would interest yourself in the proposed club, & also enlist the interest of any friends who have inclinations in that direction. With this obhect, a meeting will be held at the School of Mines, on Saturday evening, May 15th, at 8 pm., and we hope for your sympathy [illegible] and attendance. Yours truly, Charles Fenner, convener ballarat school of mines, science and field naturalists club, charles fenner, science club

The museum register is somewhat ambiguous but it is recorded - along with about 12 others - that this specimen was transferred from the 'Nat. Sc. Dept' in September 1899. The specimen also apparently has something to do with Frederick McCoy; his name is entered as the party that identified the skeleton. It seems certain that these were a batch (accession numbers MUZD1113-1126) of specimens given to the university teaching museum during the move of the state museum from the university campus to its subsequent site on Russell St. Examination of the Currawong skeleton (and some of the others in this batch) revels that the specimen has been remounted at some point. The other items in this batch are, like this specimen, predominantly mounted articulated vertebrate skeletons: [Specimens are listed with accession number and name as written in the original register] MUZD1113 - 'Lepus timidus' (Mountain hare), mounted skeleton; currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1114 - 'Emydura' (Short-necked Turtle), mounted skeleton; currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1115 - 'Astur novaehollandiae' (Obsolete binomial name for Accipiter novaehollandiae - Grey Goshawk); mounted skeleton, currently in storage, disassembled, in the Tiegs Zoology Museum. MUZD1116 - 'Grey crow-shrike ♂' (Grey Currawong), mounted skeleton; currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1117 - 'Herpestes, India' (Mongoose sp.), mounted skeleton; currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1118 - 'Macropus giganteus (aged[?]), Goulburn River' (Eastern Grey Kangaroo), ♀ skull; whereabouts unknown MUZD1119 - 'Macropus giganteus, ?' (Eastern Grey Kangaroo), skull; whereabouts unknown MUZD1120 - 'Raia ? lemprieri' (Obsolete binomial name for Dentiraja lemprieri -Thornback Skate), stuffed; whereabouts unknown MUZD1121 - 'Cyprinus carpio' (Common carp), skeleton - roughly prepared; whereabouts unknown MUZD1122 - 'Ovis' (Domestic sheep probably Jacob Sheep, '4 horned breed'), skull; whereabouts unknown MUZD1123 - 'Cervus canadensis (Wapiti)', skull and lower jaw - no horns; currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1124 - 'Antelope', no further information; whereabouts unknown MUZD1125 - 'Encope emarginata' (Echinoderm), currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum MUZD1126 - 'Heterocentrotus trigonarius' (Pencil urchin), currently on display in the Tiegs Zoology Museum (accession number is not written on wooden base, but on the inside of the specimen.)Mounted skeleton of Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor). Skeleton is mounted on a black wooden stand with a round base.Accession number '2259' is written in ink on the sternum. Wooden mount has black label with white text on the base reading 'GREY CROW SHRIKE/ STREPERA VERSICOLOR'. animal, vertebrate, bird, skeleton, frederick mccoy, national museum of victoria, passeriformes, artamidae

A typical book of general education considered suitable for use in schools in the last two decades of the 19th century. It contains a variety of subjects e.g. Victorian Constitution, Australian Zoology, Life in Saxon England, and poetical pieces, with notes and questions on the text in each section for guidance of the teachers.It is doubtful that this book was used in any schools in the Kiewa Valley but is valuable as a resource to explore how and what topics were being taught in this era .Book, hard cover, dark blue in colour with embossing on the front cover. Spine cover has separated from most of book. There are pages missing from the back of the book.There is a red stamp on the first page and apart from 'Education Department' the remaining four lines are almost illegible. Above the stamp is handwritten in blue ink S.S. 2733. The front cover is embossed and is titled Royal School Series, and underneath this is Royal Readers VI. education, schools, 19th century

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first Technical School on Australia..1) Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report .2) Ballarat School of Mines calendar The Ballarat School of Mines Calendar and Annual Report 1896. Associateship of The School, Calendar for 1896, Certificates Granted by Education Department 1894, Certificates Issued by The School 1895, Certificates Issued Prior to 1895, Certificates Issued by Education Department 1895, Examiners, Examination Fees, Fees, Honorary Correspondents, Life Governors, Meteorological Observations, Number of Students attended The School, Office Bearers, Professors and Lecturers, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Professor of Mineralogy, Geology and Botany, Report of the Professor of Engineering, Report of the Lecturer on Mathematics, Report of the Instructor in Engineering Drawing, Report of the Lecturer on Electricity, Report of the Teacher of Drawing, Report of the Lecturer in Veterinary Science, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for year 1895, Statistics - Student attending Lectures, Subscriptions and Donations, Subjects Included in Regulations Technical Schools, Time Tableballarat school of mines, examiners, examination fees, fees, honorary correspondents, life governors, meteorological observations, number of students attended the school, office bearers, professors and lecturers, report of the superintendent of laboratories, report of the professor of mineralogy, geology and botany, report of the professor of engineering, report of the lecturer on mathematics, report of the instructor in engineering drawing, report of the lecturer on electricity, report of the teacher of drawing, report of the lecturer in veterinary science, statement of receipts and expenditure for year 1895, statistics - student attending lectures, subscriptions and donations, subjects included in regulations technical schools, time table, annual report, calendar, andrew anderson j.p. - president, hon. r. t. vale - vice president, r. denham pinnock - vice president, the hon. sir w. j. clarke - trustee, the hon. john warrington rogers - trustee, the right reverend samuel thornton - trustee, andrew anderson - trustee, james millhinch - trustee, james oddie - trustee, the hon. henry cuthbert - honorary solicitor, r. g. middleton - honorary treasurer, charles kent - auditor, fred. j. martell - director and registrar, professor alf. mica smith - chemistry, metallurgy, natural philosophy, professor purdie - geology, mineralogy, principles of mining, professor g. j. dawbarn - mine and land surveying, mining mechanics, hydraulics, civil engineering, applied mechanics, j. rowe - practical mining, w. huey steele - electrical technology, electricity and magnetism, d. walker - chemistry and natural philosophy, w. e. bennett - mathematics, henry j. hall - freehand and perspective drawing, a. e. c. kerr - mechanical drawing (machine construction and design), j. f. usher - paleontology, zoology, materia medica, professor purdie - botany, george clegg - building construction, l. hart - photography, h. g. a. brown - carpentry, r. e. weir - veterinary science, daniel walker, henry cuthbert, james millhinch, jams oddie, j.f. usher

This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. He died in his office while correcting examination papers in 1899A Paperback cover book. Decade IV. Title is written in black on front cover and on title page. At head of title: Geological Survey of Victoria. Illustrations, plates in b/w; 32 p. It includes figures and descriptions of Victorian Organic Remains and contents of Decades on the back cover of the book.australia palaeobotany, victoria palaeontology, geological survey of victoria, frederick mccoy, organic remains

This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. He died in his office while correcting examination papers in 1899.A Paperback cover book. Decade v. Title is written in black on front cover and on title page. At head of title: Geological Survey of Victoria. Illustrations, plates in b/w; 41 p. It includes figures and descriptions of Victorian Organic Remains and contents of Decades on back cover.Stamped Ballarat East Public Library"australia palaeobotany, victoria palaeontology, geological survey of victoria, frederick mccoy, organic remains, ballarat east library, ballarat east public library

This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. He died in his office while correcting examination papers in 1899.A Paperback cover book. Decade VI. Title is written in black on front cover and on title page. At head of title: Geological Survey of Victoria. Illustrations, plates in b/w; 42 p. It includes figures and descriptions of Victorian Organic Remains and contents of Decades at back of the book.australia palaeobotany, victoria palaeontology, geological survey of victoria, frederick mccoy, organic remains, john ferres

An image of contents is available. Ralph Tate (11 March 1840 – 20 September 1901) was a British-born botanist and geologist, who was later active in Australia. In 1875 Tate was appointed Elder Professor of natural science at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, teaching botany, zoology and geology. He became vice-president and then as president (1878–1879) of the Philosophical Society. It changed name to the Royal Society of South Australia in 1880 with Tate as its first president in that year[1] Tate encouraged members to send in original papers, personally contributing nearly 100 papers to its Transactions and Proceedings. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Tate)Blue half leatherbound book of 422 pages. Includes many black and white illustrations of shells. The book includes a series of articles by Prof. Ralph Tate from transactions of the Royal Society of South Australiasouth australia, ralph tate, royal society, royal society of south australia, gastropods, brachiopods, mollusca, snails, murray river, marine mollusca, brachiopoda