This is a book of 48 pages. The cover is white with a colour image of a water fountain. The pages contain printed text and small images of the front cover fountain.

non-fiction

Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens history

warrnambool botanic gardens

This is a book of 82 pages. It has a red cover with gold printing, scroll work, heraldic flags and the official British crest. The pages contain printed text and sketches of military and naval uniforms, hats, badges and other accoutrements. A colour photograph of the Duke of York has a tissue covering. The spine is partly damaged.

non-fiction

A Guide to the Making of British Military and Naval Uniforms

british military and naval uniforms

This is a book of 144 pages. The cover is buff-coloured with an embossed title. The dust cover has a black and white photograph and a map with white, yellow and black printing. The pages contain printed text and black and white and colour photographs amd maps

non-fiction

Great Ocean Road Photographs

great ocean road, rodney hyett photographer

This apron was made in 1915 by Irene Broughton, nee Long. She was born in Warrnambool in 1894 and married Arthur Broughton in 1913. She re married in 1924 Reuben Donnithorne and he died in 1931. Irene died in 1982 and is buried in the Warrnambool cemetery. The apron was left to Irene's niece, Helen Thomson who had the apron framed to preserve it. The apron would not have been in everyday use but a special garment worn when entertaining visitors for afternoon tea.

This apron is a fine example of a home made house hold article from the early 20th century. The maker was born in Warrnambool.

The apron is made of fine black cotton and edged with a broad lace flounce featuring a flower pattern. It is decorated with two sprays of delicately hand-painted motifs featuring Australian native flowers. The apron is in a wooden frame with a silver metal edging with scrolls on the front edge. The glass is clear and the mount is buff coloured card.

vintage accessory, irene broughton warrnambool

These two flyers concern the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures held in the Orderly Room over eight days in 1879-1880. The exhibition aimed to encourage local industries and to stimulate young people to manufacture and exhibit specimens of their skills in the various industries and arts. The admission was one shilling for adults and half price for children under 14. The exhibition was not very profitable with only seven pounds going into the Mechanics' Institute funds.

These two flyers are of some interest as mementoes of a minor exhibition of arts and manufactures held in Warrnambool in 1879-1880

.1 a single sheet of paper with black printing on a faded pink background .2 a single sheet of paper with black printing pasted on a piece of lightweight cardboard. The edges of the sheet of paper are torn.

warrnambool exhibition 1879-1880

This is a book of 266 pages. It It has a buff-coloured cover with 3 photographs and black printing. The pages contain printed text, maps, illustrations and photographs.

non-fiction

Biography of Pompey Austin

framlingham aboriginal mission, pompey austin

This is a book of 188 pages. The cover has colour photographs and printing in red and white. The pages contain printed text, maps and illustrations, and black and white and colour photographs

non-fiction

Description of Western Victorian Coast from Point Lonsdale to South Australian Border

western victoria coastline

This is a book of eighty pages with a cover containing ornamental gold scrolls and two photographs and dark green printing. The binding is green baize cloth with three metal staples. The pages contain printed text and black and white photographs.

non-fiction

Souvenir Booklet of the Opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament of Australia

australian history

These two minute books document the activities of the Warrnambool and District Amateur Cine Society from its formation in 1954 to 1981. In January 1968 it changed its title to Warrnambool Movie Club. In the 1960s the Society made films of the Florado festivals and in 1960 the Florado film was viewed by more than 3000 people when it was screened at the Liberty Theatre, Warrnambool.

These minute books are of considerable interest as the Warrnambool Cine Society was very active in the second half of the 20'th Century. We now hold some of the films they made and these are historically important.

.1 This is a hard cover ledger with a label on the front cover. The pages have printed red lines and typed and hand written text. There are many loose pages and inserted material. The linen spine is damaged and partly detached. .2 This is a hard cover ledger with a dark blue cover with the maker's emblem on it. The pages contain typed material and there are several loose pages, some hand written. A black and white photograph is pasted inside the back cover.

warrnambool cine club, warrnambool movie club

This is a book with a grey-green cover (perhaps originally blue) with gold and black printing and an ornamental pattern of leaves and flowers on the front cover. The cover is soiled and faded. The pages contain printed text and the music of 136 hymns. The back page is torn and some pages are loose. The pages are bound with staples.

non-fiction

Ira Sankey Book of Hymns

sankey hymns

This is a booklet of 62 pages. It has a white cover with red and blue printing on the front cover and a blue-toned photograph on the back cover. The pages contain printed text, advertisements and black and white photographs. The pages are stapled.

non-fiction

Warrnambool Tourist Publication 1913

warrnambool tourism, visit to warrnambool 1915 by george mcdonald

This is a small book of 73 pages. It has a buff-coloured cover with black printing on the front cover. The pages contain printed text with one illustration. The pages are bound with two staples

non-fiction

Australian Military Forces Book on Horse Management

australian military mounted units

This is a book of 451 pages. It has a grey cover with black printing on the front and a grey baize cloth binding. The binding has a tear in the spine section. The pages contain printed text in French and English and five maps inserted into a folder at the back.

non-fiction

A record of the Treaty of Versailles

world war one, treaty of versailles

This is a book of 48 pages. It has a green cover with a sepia sketch and black printing on the front cover and an advertisement on the back cover. The pages contain comic sketches in black and white and sepia tones. The pages are bound with metal staples.

fiction

World War One Sketches

world war one

This is a book of 42 pages with a green cover with a sepia-coloured photograph and printing on the front cover and an advertisement on the back cover. The pages contain sketches in sepia and blue tones. The pages have been bound with staples but the staples are missing.

fiction

World War One Comic Sketches

world war one

These four items are annual letters of appreciation to Helen Thomson who was employed by George Swinton and Sons in the 1940s and 1950s. She received a monetary bonus each year. The Swinton business in Warrnambool was founded by William and Ann Swinton in Timor Street in 1865. In 1934 the firm of George Swinton and Sons was selling furniture, clothing and glass ware and the other branch of Swintons Pty.Ltd. sold seeds, produce and hard ware. Today the Swinton family still operate the furniture store in Timor Street. .

These letters are of of minor interest as a memento of a prominent store in Warrnambool.

These are four letters from Keith Swinton of George Swinton and Sons Pty. Ltd. to staff member Helen Thomson. The letters date from 1949 to 1955.Three letters are typed and one is hand written. The four letters have the the George Swinton and Sons letterhead.

swintons store warrnambool

This is a book of 316 pages, plus 33 pages of information on other books for sale by the publisher.The book has a dark red cover with gold lettering on the front cover and the spine. The pages contain printed text, two maps, a portrait and thirty black and white illustrations.

non-fiction

Journals of General Gordon of Khartoum

general gordon of khartoum