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Prahran Mechanic’s Institute Victorian History Library | RECENT ADDITIONS | 2019 MAY 1

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RECENT ADDITIONS2019 MAY

Australian Literature A Storm in a Tea-cup: The solution to the mystery of Hanging Rock /

Maureen Bushell (1993) [donated anon]

The Undertakers’ Mother / Denise Tobin Shine (2012) [donated by Des Tobin]

Islands / Peggy Frew (2019)

Exploded View / Carrie Tiffany (2019)

Women of the Sun / Hyllus Maris and Sonia Borg (1985) [donated by the Estate of Deirdre Farfor]

The Lebs / Michael Mohammed Ahmed (2018)

Inappropriation / Lexi Freiman (2018)

The Australian Trilogy (The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Solomon’s Song) / Bryce Courtenay (2000)

Australian Literature .......... 1

Australian History ............. 2

Victoria ............ 4

Other States ...... 12

Art and Artists 13

Biographies ..... 14

Company Histories ......... 15

Education ....... 15

Family History 15

Indigenous Australians ...... 15

Military Histories 16

Natural History 16

Politics and Government .... 17

Refugees and Internment ..... 17

Religion ........... 17

Railways and Transport ........ 18

Reports and Planning ............. 19

Sport ................... 19

Women .............. 20

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Periodicals Australian Book Review: ABR P 028.1 ABR

No.411 MAY 2019: The sound of nothing at all: feeling essays about the tribulations of trees [City of Trees: Essays on life, death and the need for a forest by Sophie Cunningham] / Johanna Leggatt p9. A paen to the franchise: reflections on Australian democracy and society [From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia got compulsory voting by Judith Brett] / Frank Bongiorno p11. Tinted by my face, cruciated by my hyphen [On David Malouf by Nam Le] / Peter Rose p12. Why do politicians find tax justice so hrd? / Daniel Halliday p17. Myths of war: preconceptions about a misguided conflict [Australia’s Vietnam: Myth vs history by Mark Dapin] / Michael Sexton p20. A dance with failure: the intellectualism and viscerality of Alison Croggon [Remembered Presences: responses to theatre by Alison Croggon] / Ben Brooker p21. This is the way the world end: the disquieting lure of dystopian novels / Beejay Silcox p26. Mirage [Simpson Returns: A novella by Wayne Macauley] / Alex Cothren p31. At the gorge” twists and tropes in four new crime novels [River of Sale, Comeback, Under the Midnight Sky] / Chris Flyn p34. Traces [Room For A Stranger by Melanie Chung] / Alice Neeson p36. On oxytocin [Into The Fire by Sonia Orchard] / Keyvan Allahyari p37. Lightness [Gravity Is The Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty] / Naama Grey-Smith p38. A revolutionary wife: colonial bell meets principled wreck [An Unconventional Wife: The life of Julia Sorell Arnold by Mary Hoban] / Jim Davidson p40. Millions more [Breaking Point: The future of Australian cities by Peter Seamer] / Tom Bamford p50. Poet of the month with Emma Lew p53. Catalyst: the case of the disappearing night parrot [Night Parrot: Australia’s most elusive bird by Penny Olsen] / Neil Murray p58. Open page with Judith Brett p60. Mosquitoes / Ian Dickson p62. Maori markings: Ta Moko / David Hansen p63. MSO Gala / Elizabeth Kertesz p65. West Side Story / Peter Tregear p66. Burning / Richard Leathem p67.

Australian History Books All Systems Go! The first 50 years of the Australian software industry / John Neller (2018)

The History of Orthopaedics in Australia 1980-2016 / Catharine Retter (2018)

Quarterly Essay: Bad company: The cult of the CEO / Gideon Haigh (2003) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

In The Midst of Life: The Australian response to death / Graeme M. Griffin and Des Tobin (1997) [donated by Des Tobin]

Rogues, Vagabonds and Bloody Thieves / Edgar Penzig (1992) [donated by Boroondara Libraries]

Rites Black and White / Robert Brain (1979) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Australia in Facts and Figures / Australian News and Information Bureau (1971) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]


RECENT ADDITIONS

Australia’s Continuing Development: An introduction to the more important aspects of the Australian economy / ANZ (1976) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Australia: A camera study by Frank Hurley / Frank Hurley (1955) [donated by Mary Louise Phillips]

Written On The Skin: An Australian forensic casebook / Liz Porter (2007)

Cold Case Files: Past crimes solved by new forensic science / Liz Porter (2011)

FerretaBiLia: Life and times of Nation Review / Richard Walsh (1993) [donated by Judith Buckrich]

Australia in Pictures / Charles Barrett (1943) [donated by Colin Davis]

Drought, Dust and Deluge: A century of climate extremes in Australia / Bureau of Meterorology (2004) [donated by Colin Davis]

Periodicals Australian National Dictionary Centre: Oz Words P 427 DIC

Vol.27 no.2 OCTOBER 2018: Thirtieth anniversary [Australian National Dictionary] p5. Word of the year 2018 [options include: marriage equality, census fail, shirtfront, smashed avo and jumper punch] p5. Patrick Troy p5. The honey badger loves his similes [Nick Cummings] / Mark Gwynn p6. Memoir and the reading program / Julia Robinson p7.

Australian National Dictionary Centre: Oz Words P 427 DIC Vol.28 no.1 APRIL 2019: On barrackers and barracking / Matthew Klugman p1. Mailbag [yabbies fit the bill has he counted your ribs yet?, fronting up: to front court, worth your weight in cocky seed-or cocky chaff, Barcoo fly veil] p4. Word of the year [Canberra Bubble] p5. Colonial goose / Bernadette Hince p7.

Australiana Society: Australiana P 994 AUS Vol.41. no.1 FEBRUARY 2019: Portrait of an artist: rediscovering Rose Blakemore / Timothy Roberts p5. Scrimshaw-art of the mariner: the Colin Thomas collection / Scott Carlin p12. A table for the Asylum, New Norfolk [table from the Hospital for the Insane at New Nofolk near Hobart] / Philip Reid p24. Trust the women: women lead the way in preserving Queensland’s heritage [Queensland Women’s Historical Association and the house Miegunyah] / Judith McKay p28. Convict artist Frederick Strange... the mystery deepens / Robyn Lake p34. John Houstone, a complete collector / John Wade p44.

Australiana Society: Australiana P 994 AUS Vol.41 no.2 MAY 2019: Kingston’s visit: South Australia’s earliest and most enigmatic piece of colonial furniture [red gum bookcase possibly designed by George Strickland Kingston] / Justin Gare, Peter Scammell and Andrew Klenke p7. William Lamborn, gold rush jeweller in colonial Melbourne and his associations with Henry Leopold Wagner and Samuel Peck Woollett / Jillian Dwyer p28.

Ephemera Society Australia Inc.: ephemera journal of Australia P 027 EPH JOU No.4 MAY 2019: My mob [kangaroo ephemera] / Michael Aitken and Amanda Bede p3. An Australian icon [showbags] / Dr Annette Shell p12. Social history of the table [menus from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria] / Amanda Bede and Jillian Hiscock p24. Send them plenty of snaps [Australian photo wallers of Michael Laurie and Gayle Townsend] / Amanda Bede p34.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Victoria Books Trees of Victoria: An illustrated field guide / L.F Costermans (1966) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Trace: Who killed Maria James / Rachel Brown (2018)

Victoria’s Golden Years / Department of Minerals and Energy (1980)

Going The Long Way Home: A collection of stories exploring home, community and belonging after Black Saturday 2009 / Restoring Sense of Place (2012) [donated by Colin Davis]

Barrabool Centenary of the Proclamation of the Shire of Barrabool [3rd copy] / Shire of Barrabool (1965)

Bendigo City of Greater Bendigo Heritage Study Stage 2: Former Shires of McIvor & Strathfieldsaye / Context P/L (2009) [donated by the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning]

Box Hill Whitehorse Film Society: Glimpses behind the screen : our history 60 years 1958 - 2018 / Ian Davidson (2018)

Camberwell The Ruskin All-About Camberwell / Ruskin Press (1954) [doanted anon]

Dandenong City of Greater Dandenong Stage One Heritage Study 1998 / Graeme Butler & Associates (1998) [donated by the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning]

Docklands The Hub of Victoria: A history of Melbourne Docklands / Philip Bentley and David Dunstan (1996) [donated anon]

Edenhope Back to Edenhope: January 25 February 1 1958 / John B Forster (1958) [donated by Colin Davis]

Geelong War Worn and Weary: The convalescent nurses of Osborne House 1917-1919 / Cheryl Scott and Margaret Phelan (2018)

Geelong Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study Vol. 2 / Allan Willingham (1986) [donated by the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning]

Gippsland Hindsight: Gippsland Art Gallery: History and collections: 1965-2015 / Simon Gregg (2015)

Kinglake Living With Fire: A brief history of fires in the Kinglake Ranges / Kath Stewart and Deidre Hawkins (2019)

Melbourne Melbourne Public Transport Study / P. G. Pak-Poy & Associates (1980) [donated by Len Regan]

Melbourne Newman College A History 1918-2018 / Brenda Niall (2018)

Melbourne Contesting Catholic Identity: The foundation of Newman College Melbourne 1914-18 / Michael Francis (2018)

Melbourne Melbourne By Melbourne / ? (1989) [donated by Liz Pidgeon]

Melbourne Melbourne For Everyone / Osmar White and Susan Newton-John (1974) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]


RECENT ADDITIONSMelbourne Regent Theatre: Heritage impact statement 191-197 Collins Street, Melbourne / Lovell Chen

[electronic resource] (2018)

Melbourne The People’s Yelo Pages: A resource guide to living in Melbourne / People’s Pages (1975) [donated by Shane O’Neil]

Melbourne Melbourne… city of beauty (193?)

Melton Growth, Progress and Community Spirit: A history of the Melton District / Lucy Bracey, Fiona Poulton and Ellen Spalding (2019) [donated by City of Melton]

Mornington Peninsula Western Port / Town & Country Planning Board (1972) [donated by City of Monash Local History Collection]

Oakleigh Oakleigh Community Directory 1980 / Oakleigh Public Libraries (1980) [donated by City of Monash Local History Collection]

Oakleigh Oakleigh Heritage Study Part 1 / Hassell Planning Consultants (1991) [donated by the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning]

Oakleigh Oakleigh Heritage Study part 2 / Hassell Planning Consultants (1991) [donated by the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning]

Sorrento and Portsea Family Connections: Sorrento and Portsea / Jenny Skilton (2019)

Terang Terang: The past in photos 6 / Terang Historical Society (2014)

Terang For The Love of Running: Athletics in Terang and district / Terang Atheltics Club (2016)

Terang The History of Cooinda 1994[?]

Terang Montgomery and Bradshaw Jubilee Souvenir 1863-1913 (1913)

Waverley Who’s Who in Waverley / Anne and John Louttit (1991) [donated by City of Monash Local History Collection]

Williamstown Archibald J Fowler: The Rooster of Williamstown / Kerry Fowler (2019)

Periodicals Ballan Ballan Shire Historical Society: the settler P 994.52 BALL BAL

Vol.13 no.5 MARCH 2019: Ballan soldiers’ welcome home p3. Ballan Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League p13.

Bendigo Bendigo branch of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies: Bendigo genealogist P 994.54 BEND GEN No.125 MARCH 2019: Doctors of Bendigo series [William Perrin Norris] / Dr J. Douglas p4.

Bendigo Bendigo Historical Society: marunari P 994.54 BEND MAR Vol.45 no.3 APRIL 2019: Terrace cottages p2. Researching our mining past p4. The Bendigo hunt [hunting with hounds] (Bendigo Advertiser 20 September 1856) p6. Programmes for The royal visit, May 1901 p8.

Bendigo Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society: golden links P 994.54 BEND GOL No.124 JANUARY 2019: Artists of the Bendigo goldfields [Samuel Thomas Gill, Nicholas Chevalier, Eugene Von Guerard, Ludwig Becker, Alexander Fox, The Bendigo Art Gallery] p2.

Bendigo Bendigo Historical Society: marunari P 994.54 BEND MAR Vol.45 no.4 MAY 2019: Freeze dried history in Rochester p2.

Box Hill Box Hill Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 BOXH BOX Vol.25 no.2 APRIL 2019: Recent speakers [Helen Harris and Bob Yeomans on Box Hill’s horticultural societies, Janet McCalman on after the war and the good life: Box Hill 1950-1966] / William R. Orange p4. Archivist’s report [The Reporter newspaper] p6. Commemorative plaque unveiled at Presbyterian Ladies College p7.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Bright Bright and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.55 BRIG BRI Vol.19 no.1&2 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019: First Bright Pine Mill employees [circa 1930] p1. Final installment of Tom McCormack’s life p2. Four-head stamper battery p4. Victoria’s north east corner / Dirk Johnson and John Brownlie p6. Guide to Bright and district p7.

Brighton Brighton Historical Society: journal P 994.51 BRIG BRI No.187 AUTUMN 2019: Maritima, Marchwood and their seven acres that became Kostka Hall p3. Sir Frederick McCoy, owner of Maritima p6. The Holloways of Brighton Beach / Jo Jenkinson p8. A snapshot of Brighton: our pictorial history [Brighton Historical Society] p11. Graham Kinross Morris 21.11.1`942-18.2.2019 p11.

Castlemaine Castlemaine Historical Society: newsletter P 994.53 CAST CAS Vol.34 no.3 MARCH 2019: TR Garnett talk for Castlemaine Historical Society, 4 March 2019 p2.

Castlemaine Castlemaine Historical Society: newsletter P 994.53 CAST CAS Vol.34 no.4 APRIL 2019: Friendship, fellowship and fun [Mount Alexander Probus and Probus more generally] p2.

Coburg Coburg Historical Society: Search P 994.51 COBU SEA MARCH 2019: The mental agony: Australians, war and armistice, 1918 / Marilyn Moore p3.

Diamond Creek Nillumbik Historical Society: Nillumbik custodian P 994.51 DIAM NIL Vol.10 no.2 MARCH 2019: Tobacco cutter p3. Restoration of the vestry window from St Johns Anglican Church p3. Vale David Kidd p3. In their footsteps: episode featuring Private George B Hannaford: but what dhas George got to do with Diamon Creek? p4. Diamond Creek WW1 servicemen who didn’t return home we shall remember them p5. Lone pine memorial garden stage 2 p6. Wilson letters from WW1 from the NHS archive collection this one is from Stanley Alexander Wilson (Boof) 5th April 1918 p7. From Diamond Valley News 29 January 1974 [Cecil Verso] p8. What did happen in Diamond Creek in 1919 p9.

Dimboola Dimboola Historical Society: newsletter P 994.58 DIMB DIM No.257 DECEMBER 2018: Obituaries from the past: Dimboola Banner 8th January 1948 Mr. P.F Clements p1. Dimboola Banner December 14th 1942 Mrs Elizabeth Elsom p1. The pioneers [Wm Meincke, Thomas Clements, Nathaniel James Hankin, Heinrich Harders, Edward Cregan, Samuel Hughes, James Giles, P. Koop, Wm Henry Lloyd, Gustav Harders, John McLennan, Duncan Farquhar and John McRae, Carl August Menzel, Ernst Fechner, Johann Menzel, HW Boyd, Peter Moeller, John Howland, Traugott Noske, Wm Edward Phillips, Friedrich Lange, Matthew Rees, Johann August Janetzki, Wilfred Robinson, James Baker, Thomas Rowland, Friedriech Wilhelm Sallmann, Gustav Stephan, St. Eloy D’Alton, John Cooksley, W.H Moulder, Paul Mackenzie, James Anderson] p2. Obituaties from the past [William F. Davies] p4. 50 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner December 1968 p5. 75 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner December 1943 p5. 100 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner December 1918 p6. 125 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner December 1893 p7. 50 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner January 1969 p7. 75 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner January 1944 p8. 100 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner January 1919 p9. 125 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner January 1984 p10. 2018 WVAHS Wimmera zone meeting p10. 50th anniversary dinner at the Dimboola Bowling Club rooms p12.

Dimboola Dimboola Historical Society: newsletter P 994.58 DIMB DIM No.259 FEBRUARY 2019: 50 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner February 1969 p2. 50 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner March 1969 p2. 75 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner February and March 1944 p3. 100 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner February 1919 p5. 100 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner March 1919 p5. 12 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner February 1894 p6. 125 years ago according to the Dimboola Banner March 1894 p6. How my life was spent: the autobiography of Nathan Spielvogel: chapter 5 Lochiel, Lochiel beware of the day p8. The Wimmera River-a heritage river p10.


RECENT ADDITIONS

East Gippsland East Gippsland Family History Group and East Gippsland Historical Society: the black sheep P 994.56 GIPP BLA No.98 MARCH 2019: Llowalong Solider Settlement book launch p4. Digger’s tramp from Manero to the Crooked River (Argus 31 Dec 1864) p6. A Verey important photo collection [Adolphus Verey] p9. Yesterday’s headlines [Appel’s Lane, pigs going to market, Mr Lynn of Wy Yung] p14. In memorium: Marjorie Harrison p15.

Echuca Echuca Historical Society: in touch P 994.54 ECHU INT Vol.11 no.1 MARCH 2019: After the Ball is Over: Debs & Belles ‘the opening’ p1. Mich Hallahan p3. Don Fraser p3.

Echuca Echuca-Moama Family History Group: bridges and branches P 994.54 ECHU BRI No.113 MARCH 2019: From Pyramid Hill to the pyramids of Egypt and beyond [Private Hugh Alexander Wales] p14. 1626 Private Stanley John Turner p13. Supporting the war effort p12. Samuel Rake 1835-1897 p5. Looking for Jane and Isaac [Mckay family] / Kris Campbell p10. William Albert Edwards no910 p8. Eileen Monica Egan p9.

Eltham Eltham District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 ELTH ELT No.245 APRIL 2019: The Carrucan dairy / Russell Yeoman p1. May excursion-John Street mud brick precinct p2. Empire Day / Ann Constable p3. …More than a family reunion [180th anniversary of the arrival of the David Clark] / Irene Kearsey p4. Eltham District Welfare Committee-a history / Jenny Ellis p5. My people: Alan Marshall talks about Eltham in the early days / Ala Marshall p7. Eltham cemetery stories [William MacMahon Ball, George Bird] / Richard Pinn p8.

Fitzroy Fitzroy History Society: newsletter P 994.51 FITZ FIT APRIL 2019: Visit to the Academy School at 88 Nicholson Street p1. Researching the Rainbow Hotel p2. North Fitzroy walk from Holden Street to Glenyon Road p2.

Footscray Footscray Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 FOOT FOO No.196 MAY 2019: C.A Hoadley reports on the Influenza Emergency Hospital p1. The bluestone tree [John White finding petrified tree] / Carmel Taig p4. Tram stop shops / Catherine Reichert p5. The and now: Mona Castle Hotel p9.

Frankston Frankston Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 FRAN FRA MAY 2019: Carob chocolate-how to process a carob pod p3.

Geelong Geelong Family History Group: the pivot tree P 994.52 GEEL PIV No.141 APRIL 2019: John Henry Baker / David Cook p2. War worn and weary [Osborne House and convalescent nurses] p5. Can you help [Hopgood and Barnes photo] / Olwyn Barnes p12. Geelong casualties of the Boer War / Marg Frewin p17. Pivot Tree history p24. School children 1863 (part 3) p33.

Gisborne and Mount Macedon Gisborne and Mount Macedon Districts Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 GISB GIS No.98 APRIL 2019: Fish breeding ponds near Mount Macedon p2. Henry Howey’s estate enables railway construction in Kent England in the 1920s p3.

Healesville Healesville and District Historical Society: history news P 994.52 HEAL HEA MARCH 2019: Photographer with a studio [Elton Fox and the Fox Art Academy] p2. Did you know? A hundred years ago [tramway from Shand’s sawmill 1919, lawn bowlers 1919, golf 1919, town band 1919] (Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian) p3. The Spanish ‘Flu p4. Racism in Healesville Shire p5.


RECENT ADDITIONSHeidelberg Heidelberg Historical Society: Heidelberg historian P 994.51 HEID HEI

No.311 APRIL 2019: Ivanhoe RSL: past present and future presented by John Beezley p1. Heidelber’s busy bee signature quilt, 1895-96: the exhibition opens on Sunday 19 May 2019 p3. Maintaining the courthouse p4. Heidelberg Magistrates Court 1978-2018 / Graham Thorley p6. One hundred years ago March-April 1919 [Influenza, dissolution of the Heidelberg District Patriotic and Red Cross Society, returning soldiers, honour boards, memorial hall in Fairfield] (Heidelberg News, The Age and The Argus] / Dr Janine Rizetti p7. Passing parade [Australia Day awards 2019, Bright Young Minds Australia, David Cosma, embankment at Warringal Parklands, mobile tower on Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Westpac closed Rosanna branch, drones, garage fire in East Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe Primary School, roads, 104-120 Mount Street, 20 Lower Heidelberg road and 95 Waterdale road, snakes, feral deer, Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Heidelberg Cricket Club, Viewbank Cricket Club, Old Ivanhoe Soccer Club] (Heidelberg Leader) p10.

Horsham Horsham Historical Society: Horsham historian P 994.58 HORS HOR No.265 MAY 2019: Vale: Reginald McKechnie p3. Did you know?- an interesting piece of information by Jim Heard 2019 [Horsham as a township predates Victoria] p3. News from the Horsham Times during the last 150 years [house on Urquhart street opposite the Masonic Hall moved to Quantong] (Horsham TImes 31 May 1949) p4. Bolton Park (Horsham Times 5 November 1948) p5. Ah, Foster! It all started in our river [Wimmera River and the origins of Fosters Lager] (Wimmera Mail Times January 23 1980) p6. Horsham dairies and the supply of milk to the city p7.

Inverloch Inverloch Historical Society: newsletter P 994.56 INVE INV No.240 MARCH 2019: The significance of Outtrim / John Hutchinson p1.

Inverloch Inverloch Historical Society: newsletter P 994.56 INVE INV No.241 APRIL 2019: From the president [New Year Carnival, rocket sheds] p1.

Jamieson Jamieson and District Historical Society: Jamieson chronicle P 994.55 JAMI JAM Vol.33 AUTUMN 2019: Churches of Jamieson and district [Jamieson churches, Woods Point Churches, Gaffneys Creek Churches] p1.

Kangaroo Ground Andrew Ross Museum: Kangaroo Ground chronicle P 994.51 KANG AND Vol.26 AUTUMN 2019: Christmas Hill-a brief history p2. 1929-30 Melbourne milestones p4. Still standing after all this time [Butcher Bill’s mud cottage] p4. Another of our patrons turns 90-with flair [Diana Bassett-Smith] p9. Heidelberg’s busy bee signature quilt p10.

Kilmore Kilmore Historical Society: Kilmore connections P 994.53 KILM KIL No.79 MARCH 2019: Number 1 Gipps St p2. Vale Marguerite Fagg p4. History’s mysteries (mostly) solved)- who were they? (Kilmore State School 1947) [Kevin Maher, Gordon Wilkie, Ron Lingard, Margaret Shuttle, Dawn Buckley, Pam Clarke, Margaret Johnson, Nola Chapman, Lucy Crew, Malcolm McKenzie, Ron Goodman, Des Lingard, Tony Davern, Dorothy Buckley, Dianne Clarke, Robert Elliot, Alan Berry] p5. A forgotten Kilmore dentist and his connections [Dr. Clive Bailey/Ernest Clive Bailey] p6. A brief history of the Kimlore Cordial Factory p8. Larry Kelly bridge p9. The constant danger of fire [Black Saturday, Black Thursday] p10.

Koo-Wee-Rup Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 KOOW KOO No.412 APRIL 2019: Sam’s pears [Anderson Brothers house at Bass, Samuel Anderson’s pear orchard] p2. Life on the swamp in the earl days-from newspaper reports / Heather Arnold p3.

Kyneton Kyneton Historical Society: the chronicle P 994.53 KYNE NEW Vol.21 no.2 APRIL 2019: Snippets of the war years [air observers post] p2. Recollections of Edgar Aitken p4. Straw envelope factory p5. Thomas Clowes diary concludes p6.

Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society: lakes log P 994.56 LAKE LAK Vol.5 no.? The New Works is still news p1. Lakes Entrance bids them ‘bon voyage’ [Mulloway, Corryong] p3. The wreck of the Cooma p4.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Linton Linton and District Historical Society: society notes P 994.57 LINT LIN No.302 FEBRUARY 2019: George Henry Cameron Holding: boy soldier to Mannibadar solider settler p2. Del Atkinson writes about celebrating Australia Day in Linton on July 30 1915 p8.

Maldon Maldon Museum and Archives Association: Maldon muse P 994.53 MALD MUS Vol.20 no.1 MARCH 2019: From the west to the east-the Hokin story / Susan Waldron p3. Anzac Hill [Harry Johnson, Thomas O’Byrne, Richard Linton, Rupert Green, Errol Rodda, Joe Tatt, Rupert Godenzi] p4. The Maldon panorama p8.

Merbein Merbein District Historical Society: Merbein historian P 994.59 MERB MER No.75 MARCH 2019: MDHS presentation to Ken Orchard / Bernadette Wells p3. Newspaper snipetts [bush nursing meeting 1917, bush nursing scheme 1917, farewell to Mr. and Mrs Stewart 1917, main road through Merbein 1917] p6. 100th anniversary of Merbein Pharmacy p7. Girl (19) hurt in Gynkhana spill [Miss Linley Donaldson] (Sunraysia Daily 11th July 1966) p8. Four Merbein trees of significance [river red gum scar tree, scar tree in river, tree of knowledge, river red gum with swing] Richard Wells p8. The river red gum on Forbes Drive- another tree story / Richard Wells p11. The family of Edward and Catherine Hogan / Mavis Rudd p12.

Middle Park Middle Park History Group: newsletter P 994.51 MIDD NEW No.30 APRIL 2019: The Melbourne Omnibus and Tram Company and the South Melbourne Co-operative Laundry 63-73 Kerferd Road / Sonya Cameron p2. Vale Mary McDermott / Annette Robinson and Anne Shirley p7. Middle Park 100 years ago [Arthur Oliver and William Tasman Clark] / Sonya Cameron p8. A Middle Park night [John Rossiter] / Bruce Armstrong p9.

Mildura Mildura and District Genealogical Society: the grapeline P 994.59 MILD GRA Vol.19 no.5 JANUARY 2019: The search for Jane part 2 [Jane Davison] / Philip Dedman p6 .My grandmother’s brother [Francis surname unknown] / Sue Andrews p9. The myths of Greeks in Australia / Paul Nicolias p11.

Minyip Minyip and District Historical Society: the guardian P 994.58 MINY GUA Vol.28 no.1 FEBRUARY 2019: Minyip’s parks and gardens [Gregson Park, Bushland Reserve, Town Square, Lions Playground, Minyip Caravan Park and Wetlands, Smith Park, Traveller’s Rest] p1.

Moe Moe and District Historical Society: coach news P 994.56 MOE COA Vol.46 no.4 APRIL 2019: The Mountain Glen pastoral run / Ivan Blitz p3. Momentum Printing and Publishing Company: a history / David Richards p15. Obiturary Bob Pugsley p18. Proposed railway line to Fumina p19. Bush fires [1933] p19.

Moe Moe and District Historical Society: coach news P 994.56 MOE COA Vol.46 no.3 MARCH 2019: Brownbill’s bakery p3. Mechanisation of gold winning on the Tanjil Rover / Noel Erbs p6. The Moe Club p17. New Masonic temples at Moe and Drouin (Narracan Advocate April 2 1926) p18. Murder and Shady Creek [William Laughton shot by Nicol Brown] (Gippsland Times 31st of October 1868) p19.

Mortlake Mortlake and District Historical Society: Shadwell stories P 994.57 MORT MOR APRIL 2019: Mortlake carnival 1919 “200” won by Sutton world record by Ousley p2. Buy a brick and help build new maternity wing [CWA Maternity Hospital] (The Dispatch Wednesday March 8th 1939) p4. Mortlake’s electrical story p5. Vernon James Delaney (part one) / Sue Potter p6.

Newstead Newstead and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.53 NEWS NEW SUMMER 2018: The Leader article May 26 1943 [Newstead Country Women’s Association, Newstead Fire Brigade, Newstead and Smeaton District schools] p2. Hot off the press [Yourn cottages Hill View in Clydesdale being restored on Restoration Australia] p4.

Port Fairy Port Fairy Historical Society: Port Fairy post P 994.57 PFAI POR Vol.8 no.2 MAY 2019: Port Fairy when? [images of Port Fairy in the past] p3. Binyon and Bishop, a Port Fairy family 1852-1938 p4. 1869 p6. The Port Fairy Gazette May and June 1919 p8. The Gazette Port Fairy 1969 p10.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Port Phillip Port Phillip Pioneers Group: newsletter P 929.2 POR No.208 APRIL 2019: Ken Smith- how to find where you ancestor lived in Melbourne in the 1840s p3. Joseph Pittman- stationer and artist p4. Indigenous people of Barfold part 2 / Ken McNaughton p5.

Prahran Prahran Mechanics’ Institute: newsletter P 994.51 PRAH MEC No.108 APRIL 2019: Welcome from the secretary librarian [Sodomy talk, Penny Woodward talk on tomatoes, Wendy Eldridge and the Friends of the PMI booksale, AGM, 2019 Heritage Festival] / Steven Haby p2. Announcement [Annual General Meeting] p2. Flash fiction short story competition p2. Annual General Meeting [agenda] p3. General news [outreach program] p4. Upcoming events [Australian Heritage Festival: heritage walk: department stores in Chapel Street, Friends of the Library family history social group, Phonse Tobin: an anything but ordinary life with Des Tobin, bridal fashion of the 20th century with Nicole Jenkins, family tree workshop: using your DNA results, heritage walk Malvern precinct, the hardy survivor: history of the PMI Library, Glen Eira Historical Society book lauch: Along the Line] p4. Around the library [collection corner: Australian gardening] p7. From the blog [plotting history: Heather Redmond, review of The Outer Circle: a history of the Oakleight to Fairfield railway by David Beardsell and Bruce H Herbert review by Michael Canavan] p8. Books etcetera [new books and periodicals: Growing Up Muslim in Australia, The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo, Celebration and Survival: Third national conference of mechanics’ institutes, schools of arts and their ilk: 16-18 November 2018 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia by Mechanics’ Institute Victoria, Tiberius With A Telephone: the life and stories of William McMahon by Patrick Mullins, Ben Quilty 2010-2018 by Ben Quilty, Dunera Lives: A visual history by Ken Inglis, Genealogical Society of Victoria: Ancestor Vol.34 no.5 March 2019] p10.

Richmond Richmond and Burnley Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 RICH RIC Vol.36 no.2 APRIL 2019: Richmond’s first land sale August 1st 1893 p1. Richmond Bicycle Club 1880s to 1920s [and] Richmond Amateur Cycling Club 1895 to 1950s p2. Vale [Ronald Chapman and Alan Charles Harding] p3. 150th celebrations- the Richmond Dispensary p4. Sybil Winifred Malin (nee Harding) p5. My memories of Richmond [Phyllis Hawkins] / Phyllis Hawkins p6. Popular theatre remodled [Globe Richmond] (The Age Monday 7 August 1939, p12) p7. “Yorkie” Smith’s Streets [James “Yorkie” Smith] / Trevor Ruddell p8.

Ringwood Ringwood Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 RING RIN FEBRUARY 2019: Croquet in Ringwood anyone? P1. Arthur Lunt p2. Les Prato p3.

Ringwood Ringwood Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 RING RIN MARCH 2019: WH “Bill” Everard MLA p1.

Ringwood Ringwood Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 RING RIN APRIL 2019: Heathmont History Group p1.

Sandringham Sandringham and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 SAND SAN MAY 2019: Significant funeral record donation [W.D Rose Funerals] / Robyn Watters p6. Maria Millard and the bigamist / Robyn Watters p9. A magnificent man and his flying machines [Major Harry Turner Shaw] / Tim Harding p13.

Seymour Seymour and District Historical Society: historical society news P 994.53 SEYM HIS Vol.25 no.1 FEBRUARY 2019: The Royal Hotel p4.

Seymour Seymour and District Historical Society: historical society news P 994.53 SEYM HIS Vol.25 no.2 APRIL 2019: Old Goulburn River Bridge-update p3.

Smythesdale Woady Yaloak Historical Society: historic happenings P 994.57 SMYT HIS No.408 MARCH 2019: Piggoreet by Henry James Hall p1. The Linton rail motor p3. Happy Valley [Joseph Weir] p4.

Smythesdale Woady Yaloak Historical Society: historic happenings P 994.57 SMYT HIS No.409 APRIL 2019: Joan Elizabeth Hunt p1. Happy Valley, part 2 / Margaret Roberts p5. Scarsdale (Ballarat Courier 21 September 1918) p6.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Snake Valley Snake Valley and District Historical Society: district diggings P 994.57 SNAK DIS No.117 MARCH 2019: Snake Valley school sports, 1975 p1. Snake Valley the armistice p4. Inquest… [William Coates] p5. Local ladies on the move [Joy Hayward, Bridget Moynihan, Molly Brumby] p8. Joan’s jazz: William Randell Baker: mining pioneer p9.

St Kilda Friends of the St Kilda Cemetery: cemetery conversations P 994.51 SKIL CEM APRIL 2019: Ellis family grave-independent, C95 pioneers of Prahran / Vicki Salkin p2. Francis Boardman Clapp p4.

St Kilda St Kilda Historical Society: St Kilda times P 994.51 SKIL HIS No.227 APRIL 2019: St Kilda’s still standing historical mansions [Rondebosch, Linden, Barham House] p1. Lost in Ellwood [walking tour of the history of Ellwood] / Isaac Herman p2. The Marion Bridger Collection / Maureen Walker p4. Vale Patricia Convery 1948-2019 / Fran Bader p6. Improving our collection [Mirka Mora acquisition, George Hotel Memorabilia] p7. W. Harry Broxholme Hales (1867-1889)- church organist / Claire Barton p8.

Stawell Stawell Historical Society: newsletter P 994.58 STAW STA JANUARY-MARCH 2019: A history of Stawell newspapers p3. Sir William Foster Stawell 1815-1889 p4. 150 years ago [Stawell and Reefs should be a municipality] p5. 100 years ago [potter industry Stawell] p5. 50 years ago [newspaper headlines] p5. Bert gives the sick a hand [Bert Donald] p6.

Sunbury Sunbury Family History Society: traceback P 994.52 SUNB TRA APRIL 2019: Victoria cross p4.

Terang Terang and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.57 TERA TER DECEMBER 2018: William Brahe 1835-1912 p2. Tapp family p3. A severe drought (Terang Express 1914) p4. Mr. Bernard Kavenagh p4. Dr Bruce Appleby p4. What’s changed around Terang and district [Ambulance Station 50th anniversary, Terang Library 50th anniversary, renovations of Terang Police Station, Chanchi massage opens, Maryland opens, Commercial Hotel refurbishment, Cleopatra’s Collectics’ opens, Castlecarey Bridge rebuilt with the road realigned] p5. Tragedy at Castlecarey Bridge [Robert Templeton] p7. Some business changes over the years [Terang and Distrct Co-operative Society’s garage closes 1968, Rob Wallace bought chemist 1981, Tony McCombe bought Little Owens and Company 1981, death of Arthur John Findlay 1971] p8. Snippets from Terang Express [Margaret O’Sullivan and Edward Arundell, toilet block demolished, Jack Arundell long service award, Miss Isobel Clarke and Miss Margaret Twaddle successful in nurses exams 1952, Albert John Hartley starts as postmaster] p9.

Traralgon Traralgon and District Historical Society: bulletin P 994.56 TRAR TRA Vol.49 no.2 DECEMBER 2018: Traralgon court house p7. Of the end of World War One p9. From Beechworth to Traralgon: the story of Richard Canfield and his association with the Galbraith and Duncan families / Ian Hyndman p12. Obituary: Don Macreadie life member p15.

Traralgon Traralgon and District Historical Society: bulletin P 994.56 TRAR TRA Vol.50 no.1 FEBRUARY 2019: McPherson’s Timber and Haulage: photos from Warren McPherson’s collection p6. From Beechworth to Traralgon: the story of Richard Canfield part two / Ian Hyndman p10. Black Saturday 7 February 2009 / Jenny Hammett p12. A summer reflection [drowning in Lake Victoria and a near drowning in Seaspray Creek in 1966] / Jenny Hammett p13. Obituary: Warrick Squires benefactor of TDHS / Jim Hoob p16.

Walhalla Walhalla Heritage and Development League: Walhalla chronicle P 994.56 WALH CHR FEBRUARY 2019: Walhalla cricket match 2019 p1. Pam’s well deserved award [Pam Hutchinson] p4. From Wally Webster [Pam Reid and Emily Douglas and Isaiah James Douglas, Lynette Barclay and Herbet Nottage and Walhalla postcards, Martin O’Donnell and Charles William O’Donnell] / Wally Webster p5. Guy’s of Maidentown / Roy Guy p11. David Slattery’s diary p14. Cricket returns to Walhalla / Brian Brewer p17. From the old Walhalla post office / Bev Holmes p18. Walhalla bush fire close encounter of the horrible kind: Sunday 3rd February 2019 p18.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Warracknabeal Warracknabeal and District Historical Society: Warunda review P 994.58 WARR WAR Vol.53 no.3 MAY 2019: 2019 rally a great success [52nd Annual Vintage Machinery Rally] p1.

Warragul Warragul and District Historical Society: monthly bulletin P 994.56 WARR WAR No.507 JULY 2018: Last meeting [Faye Vandyk and the West Gippsland Genealogical Society] p1. A little further information about Williams Street p5.

Warragul Warragul and District Historical Society: monthly bulletin P 994.56 WARR WAR No.514 APRIL 2019: Last meeting [Wayne Hardie and Catherine Currie’s diaries and Hardie family history] p1.

Warrandyte Warrandyte Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 WARR WAR No.197 MARCH/APRIL 2019: Shirley Rotherham-a tribute p2. The wall controversy [wall between the bus shelter at the bridge and the bus stop demolished] p6.

Warrnambool Warrnambool Family History Group: south-west genealogist P 994.57 WARR SOU No.292 MARCH 2019: Warrnambool and district historicals November 107 years ago-1910 (as recorded in the Warrnambool Standard) p3.

Warrnambool Warrnambool Family History Group: south-west genealogist P 994.57 WARR SOU No.293 APRIL 2019: Warrnambool and district historicals April 108 years ago-1911 (as recorded in the Warrnambool Standard) p3.

Whitehorse Whitehorse Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 WHIT WHI Series 27 no.2 MARCH-APRIL 2019: On a personal note [personal section in newspapers] p1. Flaming history [history of fires in Victoria] / Chris Gray p3. The Mitcham post office 1924-1957 p4. The personal journey part one [Bertha Jane Cruse and Patrick Joseph Markham] p44

Williamstown Williamstown Historical Society: timeball times P 994.51 WILL TIM No.290 MARCH 2019: Old Williamstown memories (Williamstown Chronicle 1943) p3. The tale of the deadly dunny [Frank Hird] / Ian D. Rae p4. Now and then [Newport workshops] / Steven Webb p5. Lindsay “Cods” Cahill / Geoff van Wyndgaarden p8.

Wodonga Wodonga Family History Society: borderline news P 994.55 WODO BOR No.170 MAY 2019: Schools / Wendy Cooksey p6.

Wonthaggi Wonthaggi Historical Society: the plod P 994.52 WONT WON MARCH 2019: Plod essay: Hefty Stuart, Wonthaggi cycling champion p3.

New South Wales Other States Books From Quarantine to Q Station: Honouring the past, securing the future / Jennifer Cornwall and Simon

McArthur (2008) [donated by Colin Davis]

Northern Territory Periodicals Historical Society of the Northern Territory: Newsletter P 994.2 NEW

MAY 2019: Your incoming council already active p1.

Historical Society of the Northern Territory: Newsletter P 994.2 NEW APRIL 2019: Ludmilla Primary School p1. Down memory lane: a history of 70 years of Darwin Basketball p1.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Queensland Books Millmerran Millmerran 75th Anniversary / Millmerran Committtee (1955) [donated by Tim McKenna]

Mount Isa Isa Country / Mount Isa City Council (1982) [donated by Bev Haby]

Tasmania Books Devonport The Story of Devonport / C.J Binks (1981) [donated by Colin Davis]

Flinders Island Flinders Island: The Furneaux Group / Jean Edgecombe (1985) [donated by Jane Rivett-Carnac]

Art and Artists Books The Blacksmith’s Tree: A portrait / Debbie Qadri (2018) [donated by Yarra Plenty Libraries]

Reflecting Gippsland: The public art collection in Sale’s pedestrial mall / Sale Regional Arts Centre (1985) [donated by Pauline Hitchins]

Rebels and Precursors: The revolutionary years of Australian art / Richard Haese (1981) [donated by Berwick Mechanics’ Institute]

Art For The Country: The story of Victoria’s regional art galleries / Don Edgar (2019)

The History of Australian Film Societies: And their contribution to Australian social and cultural life / John Turner (2018)

Victoria’s Earliest Potteries: Our convict era potters / Greg Hill (2019)

Gregory’s 100 Home Plan Ideas / Beryl Guertner (?) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Interior Decoration for Australian Homes / Joyce Hyam (1972) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Streets of Papunya: The reinvention of Papunya painting / Vivien Johnson (2015)

A Life By Design: The art and lives of Florence Broadhurst / Siobhan O’Brien (2004) [donated by Ursula Zamecnik]

200 Years of Australian Folk Song: Index 1788-1988 / Ron Edwards (1988) [donated by Boroondara Libraries]

Folklore of Australia / intro Walter Stone (1984) [donated by Boroondara Libraries]


RECENT ADDITIONS

Periodicals Art Deco and Modernism Society: spirit of progress P 720 SPI

No.77 AUTUMN 2019: Art Deco in the industrial Western Suburbs [Western Melbourne] / Robin Grow p5. Moderne money, design of a new Australian currency / Julie Lord p15. Homes for workers: the story of the Australian Glass Manufacturers Limited (AGM) [AGM cottages in West Kensington] / Barry Clare p24.

Organ Historical Trust of Australia: OHTA News P 780 ORG OHT Vol.44 no.2 MAY 2019: Vale Peter Hurford p5. Redundancies and retreads? [St John’s Franklin in Launceston, St Mary’s Kempton in Battery Point, St Luke’s Latrobe, St Stephen’s Sandy Bay, St Mark’s on the Hill Launceston, Bishop Starr and Richardson organ All Saint’s Anglican Church South Hobart] / Geoffrey Cox p6. Restorations [State Theatre Sydney New South Wales the Wurlitzer pipe organ] p7. St Paul’s Anglican Church Clunes Vic p11. St Mark’s Anglican Church, Picton NSW p13. Organ restoration: policy and experience [Kelvin Hastie] p14. Alfred Hunter a forgotten organ builder [Christ Church Anglican Church Hawthorn, St John’s Anglican Church East Malvern, St Matthew’s Catholic Church Windsor, Holy Trinity Anglican Church Kelso, All Saints’ Anglican Church Petersham, Weslyan Anglican Church Waverley, Wesleyan Church Burwood, St Peter’s Anglican Church Armidale, Congregational Church Homebush, St James’ Presbyterian Church Burwood, St Andrew’s Anglican Church Summer Hill] / Chris Sillince p19.

Cinema and Theatre Historical Society: cinema record P 792 CIN No.102 2019: Tearjerker end for cinema epic-the Mossman kings [Australian Theatre of Pictures which became the Kings and then the New Kings and then the Village in Mossman] / Mossman Historical Society p5. The Prince George Theatre: Brighton’s own flea house / Malcom Fredman p6. It’s a wonderful life: part 3: bright lights again / Maurive Scott p8. Adelaide’s Pavilion/Rex / Les Tod p10. A visit to our Regent [The Regent Theatre Melbourne] / Bert Bertram p13. The Maldon “Orient Express” / Peter Wolfenden p18. New screen news: a weekly habit for generations of movie goers [film newspapers and magazines] / Royce Harris p20. Her Majestry’s Theatre, Hobart / Earl Martell p24. Pathecolor: the 100+ year old colour process / Mike Trickett p25. Eddie Vormister: home movies- WWII style (part 2) / Charles Slater p28. The silver screen-the Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, Vic. / Richard Patterson p30. Rupert Foyle and the Defoy sound system / Ross King p32. The Lyric Prahran: Melbourne’s first suburban theatre / Ian Smith p36. Save the Roxy, Parramatta p40.

Biographies Books Unconditional Love: A memoir of filmmaking and motherhood / Jocelyn

Moorhouse (2019)

Michael Tricarico: The journey not the destination / Des Tobin (2009) [donated by Des Tobin]

Salvation: The true story of Rod Braybon’s fight for justice / Vikki Petraits (2009) [donated by Rotary Albert Park]

William Robertson: Victorian pioneer 1837-1890 / Stevenson McGilchrist (?) [donated by Colin Davis]

Slim Dusty: Walk a country mile / Slim Dusty (1984) [donated by Liz Pidgeon]

Once A Copper: The life and times of Brian ‘The Skull’ Murphy / Vikki Petraitis (2018)

Ratbags / Keith Dunstan [first ed] (1979) [donated by Berwick Mechanics’ Institute]


RECENT ADDITIONS

Company Histories Books McPherson’s Limited: Industrial suppliers since 1860 / McPherson’s 1960s? [donated by Ian and Audrey

Ferguson]

The First Hundred Years: J. Furphy and Sons: Looking back 1873-1973 / Furphy and Sons (1973) [donated by Colin Davis]

250,000 Funerals On: The Tobin Brothers Story / Tobin Brothers (2017) [donated by the Tobin Brothers]

Education Books Survey of One-Room State Schools 1900-1940 / L E Burchell (1989) [donated by Boroondara Libraries]

Family History Books The Richardson Family / Shirley Keating (2019) [donated by Shirley Keating]

Gold and Dust: The pioneering life of Frank Banks a bush mailman of Laverton Western Australia 1904-1954 / Brian Randall (2018) [donated by Brian Randall]

Frankston Pioneers: The McComb Family / Ruth M Bradbury (1995) [donated by Tim McKenna]

Periodicals Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies: the genealogist P 929.1 GEN

Vol.16 no.12 MARCH 2019: Lois Koochew: Her Gaasch and Eagle family ancestors / Ray Jelley p4. Kilmore Historical Society Inc. / Barbara Wilson p8. Probates and inventory in NSW / Michel Raymond p11. PMI: art and design [Prahran Mechanics’ Institute Victoiran History Library] p12. The children of mothers in the convict system of Van Diemens land / Professor Lucy Frost p14. Robert Hishion, poet / Barry Hishion p20. Genealogical abbreviations: genealogy in time p30.

Indigenous Australians Books First Footprints: The epic story of the First Australians / Scott Cane (2013) [donated by the Estate of

Deirdre Farfor]

Quarterly Essay: Moment of truth: History and Australia’s future / Mark McKenna (2018) [donated by Bayside Library Service]

Aboriginal Words / Macquarie (1994) [donated by City of Monash Local History Collection]

Power and the Passion: Our ancestors return home / Shannon Faulkhead (2010)


RECENT ADDITIONS

Quarterly Essay: In denial: Stolen generations and the right / Robert Mann (2001) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Journal of William Thomas: Assistant Protector of the Aborigines of Port Phillip and Guardian of the Aborigines of Victoria 1839-1867 / VACL [Four Volumes 2nd copy] (2014)

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia: A noctuary / Dianne Johnson [electronic resource] (2014)

The Planets in Indigenous Australians Traditions / Duane W. Hamacher and Kirsten Banks [electronic resource] (2019)

Yes, Aborignal Australians Can And Did Discover The Variability of Betelgeuse / Bradley E. Schaefer [electronic resources] (2018)

Grease and Ochre: The blending of two cultures at the colonial sea front / Patsy Cameron (2016)

Roving Mariners: Australian Aboriginal whalers and sealers in the Southern Ocean, 1790-1870 (2013)

Military Histories Books Australian Army Tactical & Instructional Pamphlets & Books: A bibliography / Michael O’Brien (2018)

[donated by Jim Gordon]

Suvla to the Somme: The wartime letters of Bert Webster, R.A.N. Bridging Train and 23rd Battalion, A.I.F / Helen Mitchell (2001) [donated by City of Monash Local History Collection]

Gallipoli: 25 April 1915-9 January 1916 / Dr Peter Pedersen (2015) [donated by Bayside Library Service]

The Splendid Hour / Kevin E. Collopy (1951) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

The Gale and Polden Training Series: The fighting patrol / Col. G.A Wade (?) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels: And other verses / Sapper Bert Beros (?) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

The Last ANZACS: Lest we forget / Tony Stephens and Steven Siewert (2003) [donated by Barbara Brown]

Quarterly Essay: Firing line: Australia’s path to war / James Brown (2016) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Natural History Books The Last of the Lands: Conservation in Australia / L.J Webb (1969) [donated by Colin Davis]

Vincent Serventy: An Australian life: Memoirs of a naturalist, conservationist, traveller and writer / Vincent Serventy (1999) [donated anon]

Clouds, Wind and the Weather (1971) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]


RECENT ADDITIONS

Politics and Government Books Quarterly Essay: Dragon’s tail: The lucky country after the China boom / Andrew Charlton (2014)

[donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Quarterly Essay: Rabbit syndrome: Australia and America / Don Watson (2001) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Australia-Germany: Two hundred years of contacts, relations and connections / Johannes Voigt (1987) [donated by Colin Davis]

Quarterly Essay: Power shift: Australia’s future between Washington and Beijing / Hugh White (2010) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Quarterly Essay: Beautiful lies: Population and environment in Australia / Tim Flannery (2002) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Quarterly Essay: Groundswell: The rise of the Greens / Amanda Lohrey (2003) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Quarterly Essay: Australian story: Kevin Rudd and the lucky country / Mungo MacCallum (2009) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Electoral Atlas 1998 / Australian Electoral Commission (1998) [donated by Colin Davis]

The Hansard Papers / Michael Guy-illustrated by Larry Pickering (1972) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

Quarterly Essay: Fair share: Country and city in Australia / Judith Brett (2011) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Murder in Tottenham: Australia’s first political assassination / Rowan Day (2019)

New Patterns of Local Government: A guide to Victorias new councils / Office of Local Government (1995) [donated by Boroondara Libraries]

Refugees and Internment Books Quarterly Essay: That sinking feeling: Asylum seekers and the search for the Indonesian solution / Paul

Toohey (2014) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

Religion Books Thirty Years as Our “Mobile Unit”. Church planting and helping small churches to grow / Victorian

Baptist Historical Society (1999) [donated by Yarra Ranges Regional Museum]

Quarterly Essay: The prince: Faith, abuse and George Pell / David Marr (2013) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]


RECENT ADDITIONS

Railways and Transport Books Railway Hotels of Australia. Volume 4: South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western

Australia / Scott Whitaker (2019)

Murder Mayhem Fire and Storm: Australian shipwrecks / Max Jeffreys (1999) [donated by Bayside Library Service]

Mystery At Moonlight Head: The Fiji shipwreck of 1891 / Alan McLean (2018)

Metropolitan Transport, the Way Ahead? Melbourne, November 17-19, 1975 : preprints of papers / National Committee On Transportation of the Institute of Engineers Australia (1975) [donated by Len Regan]

Meeting our Transport Challenges: Connecting Victorian communities : overview / Victoria. Department of Premier and Cabinet (2006) [donated by Len Regan]

Moving Victoria: the 1985-86 Victorian Government transport budget and capital works program / Victoria. Ministry of Transport (1985) [donated by Len Regan]

Along the Line: Caulfield to Oakleigh railway stories / Glen Eira Historical Society (2019) [donated by Glen Eira Historical Society]

Wrecks on the N.S.W North Coast / Jack Loney (1976) [donated by Bev Haby]

Wrecks on South Australia’s Southern Coastline / Jack Loney (1972) [donated by Bev Haby]

Wrecks on the Queensland Coast / Jack Loney (1982) [donated by Bev Haby]

Mainline Upgrading: Evaluation of a range of options for the Melbourne-Sydney rail link: November 1975 / Bureau of Transport Economics (1975) [donated by Signalling Research Society of Victoria]

Mainline Upgrading: Evaluation of a range of options for the Melbourne-Serviceton rail link: November 1975 / Bureau of Transport Economics (1977) [donated by Signalling Research Society of Victoria]

Trams of Australia: All historical photography / Topmill (1998) [donated by Rotary Albert Park]

PeriodicalsWorld Ship Society Victoria Branch: Newsletter P 387.205 WOR

Vol.48 No.3 MARCH 2019: Tasmanian Achiever II p1. Small-pox and Portsea Quarantine Station 1891 p8. Around the ports [Port of Melbourne, Port of Geelong, Port of Portland, Port of Hastings] p9. Yarra river memories No.26 ‘Young Star’ p15.

World Ship Society Victoria Branch: Newsletter P 387.205 WOR Vol.48 No.4 APRIL 2019: Cenpac rounder p1. Early winter storms [May and June 1855 wrecks: The clipper Whistler and the brig Maypo] p6. Nuyina p7. Around the ports [Port of Melbourne, Port of Geelong, Port of Portland, Port of Hastings] p8. Yarra River memories No.27 Canberra Maru p23,.

Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): Newsrail P 385 NEW Vol.47 No.5 MAY 2019: Centenary of the inauguration of electric train services / Ian Cook p134. Melbourne’s electric railways: The first 100 years / Michael Guiney p143.


RECENT ADDITIONS

Australian Railway Historical Society: Australian railway history P 385 AUS Vol.70 No.979 MAY 2019: Sparks away: Marking the 100th anniversary of the first electric trains to run in Australia / Alex Waldrop p4. 150th anniversary: The opening of the Great Northern Railway from Singleton to Muswellbrook / Col Gilbertson p14. The Tasmanian main line railway: Part 2: The Main Line Railway from 1890 / Jim Stokes p18. My times at Hillston: Reminiscences of my teaching days / Neville Pollard p28.

World Ship Society Victoria Branch: Newsletter P 387.205 WOR Vol.48 No.5 MAY 2019: Arctic and Oceanic p1. Australia’s first voyage p7. Around the ports [Port of Melbourne, Port of Geelong, Port of Portland, Port of Hastings] / Peter Grunberg p9.

Aviation Historical Society: Aviation Heritage P387.7 AVI Vol. 50 No.2 JUNE 2019: Oswald Watt medal: Paul Scully-Powers 1999 p47. Memorial page: Beaudesert, Queensland [Stinson crash] / Neil Follett p48. The arrival F.R Matthews p49. The starters: James Matthews and E.L Hook p53. The Harrison air log- 1940 [flights made by John Harrison] p55. Australia’s little known commuter airlines [Amity Aviation] / Roger McDonald p57. Letter to Miss Carey from William F. Young 157 Fryers St. Shepparton 25/7/59 p50. The cover story [Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ467] p62. The aviation career of Barry Tate / Barry Tate p64. Desmond Percy Kelly: Australia’s first jet pilot / John Willis p70. The Piaggio P.166 (A) in Australia and Papua New Guinea / Roger McDonald p74. Epic bail out: Flight Sergeant Colin R. Duncan 452 Squadron 1943 p77. Geoff Goodall’s research techniques p83. Just another Auster [Auster 5 VH-SEB] / Geoff Goodall p86.

Reports and PlanningBooksHire Purchase Accounting: Its business practice / Donald H. Ross (1929) [donated by Ian and Audrey

Ferguson]

The Australian Metric Guide / P.J O’Neill (1974) [donated by Len Regan]

SportBooksPlugger: The Tony Lockett story / Tony Lockett

(1992) [donated by Tony Tibballs]

Simply Toogood: Peter Toogood’s life in golf / Des Tobin (2003) [donated by Des Tobin]

Brightly Fades the Don / J.H Fingleton (1949) [donated by Ian and Audrey Ferguson]

The Encyclopedia of League Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 / Jim Main (1994) [donated by Colin Davis]

PeriodicalsMelbourne Cricket Club: The yorker P 796.358 YOR

No.68 AUTUMN 2019: A ripper shield [Keith “Bluey” Truscott Memorial Shield] / Lynda Carroll p4. A tale of two paintings [1864 English XI team, 1904 Charles Nuttal’s The Final Test Match 1904 depicting the fifth test between Australian and England] / James Brear and Lesley Smith p8. Vale Dr Ian Hamilton McDonald / David Studham p15. Representing a divided Australia: Uniforms of national football teams / Trevor Ruddell p24.


RECENT ADDITIONS

WomenBooks#MeToo: Stories from the Australian movement / Christine Nieman (ed.) (2019)

Quarterly Essay: Unfinished business: Sex, freedom and misogyny / Anna Goldsworthy (2013) [donated by Bernard Metcalfe]

What’s Her Story: An annotated bibliography of written resources which take account of the contribution of women to Australian history / Christine Roughead and Cathie Gardner (1987) [donated by Shane O’Neil]

GOVERNANCEThe PMI is incorporated under the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute Act No 1617 (1899) and operates under the Rules of the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute and Circulating Library, gazetted in the Victorian Parliament on 24 July 2007.Members are provided with copies of the PMI legislation and Library Policy on request.

CommitteeThe PMI is administered by a committee of seven people. Six Committee members are elected by the members of the PMI at the annual general meeting for a four year term of office and one person appointed by the City of Stonnington. The current PMI Committee Members are:

f Dr Judith Buckrich (President)

f Cr Steve Stefanopoulos (Vice President & City of Stonnington representative)

f Mr Ben Quin, CPA (Treasurer)

f Cr John Chandler OAM

f Dr Michelle Negus Cleary

f Mr Chris Michalopoulos

f Mr Tim McKenna

THE PMI LIBRARY STAFF f Steven Haby, (BASocSci Librarianship) (Secretary Librarian)

f Ellen Coates (BA (Hons); MA (Info. Stud.)) (Collections Librarian)

f Christine Moysey-Barker (AssocDegInfoStud) (Marketing and Communications Officer)

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Parking Parking is available at the institute on a first-come-first-serve basis.

There are 3 spaces at the front of the building and a further 7 spaces in the garage (ac-cessed from the front of the building on St Edmonds Rd) – please park in the numbered spaces to avoid blocking cars in. If all spaces are taken, there is 1 hour parking in St Edmonds Road and Greville Street. Please note the Cato Street carpark in Izett Street is now closed for redevelopment, visit www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Development/Council-Projects/Cato-Square for more details in relation to parking in the area.

TrainsThe Institute is one block from Prahran Station (Sandringham Line), turn right into Greville Street and then right again into St Edmonds Rd.

TramsThere is the #6 tram running along High Street, the #72 tram along Commercial Road and the #78 tram along Chapel Street.

BusesBuses #216, #219 and #220 run along Commercial Road. You can alight at the Prahran Market stop.

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