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Victorian History Library PRAHRAN MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE ▪ Recent Additions ▪ MARCH 2017 1

RECENT ADDITIONSMARCH 2017

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Australian Literature The Merchants of Melbourne [novel about big business in Melbourne] /

Alfred Zion 1984 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

The Secret Diary of Jeffrey Kennett, aged 45 1/4 / edited by Peter Blazey 1993 [donated by Barry Carr]

Tilabrook Tales [Story of Aboriginal trooper Yurgama Jacobs and his dingo pet Marakorpa] / Peter Hill 1978 [donated by Barry Carr]

Serpent’s Tooth[autobiographical novel] / Roger Milliss 1984 [donated by Barry Carr]

The Drover’s Wife (play) / Leah Purcell 2016

Between a Wolf and a Dog / Georgia Blain 2016

Group with Lady [Parkville] / Hilde Knorr 1978 [donated by Barry Carr]

Mysteries The Rules of Backyard Cricket / Jock Serong 2016

To Know My Crime [portsea crime] / Fiona Capp

Australian History Books Australia Rocks: Rembering the music of the 1950s to 1990s / by Lucy

Desoto 2016

Reading the Garden: The settlement of Australia / Katie Holmes, Susan K. Martin and Kylie Mirmohamadi 2008 [donated by the Estate of Elizabeth Coleman]

The Ricochet of Echoes: The Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans murders / Eric Wilson 2015 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Invisible Women: Powerful and disturbing stories of murdered sex workers / Kylie and Ruth Wykes 2016 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Austraian Book Collectors: Volume I / Charles Stitz 2010

Australian Literature .. 1Australian History ...... 1Victoria ...................... 2Other States ...............9Company Histories .. 12Biographies ............... 13Family History .......... 13Military Histories .....14Railways/Transport ..14Politics & Govt. .......... 15General Periodicals .. 15


RECENT ADDITIONSAustralia’s Farming Families: Inspiring true stories of life on the land / Deb Hunt 2015 [donated by

anon]

Australia Unlimited [discovery and exploration] / Edwin J. Brady 1918 [donated by Bayside Library Service]

The Centre: The natural history of Australia’s desert regions / Penny Van Oosterzee 1991 [donated by Ursula Zamecnik]

Homes in Australia / R. J. Unstead W. F. Henderson 1969 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Life, Wealth and Power ... ...: The story of water in Australia 1969 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania / by Hardy Wilson. 1975 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Footy Facts 86/87: An all Australian guide to Aussie rules 1986-87 / by Ray Young and Dave Pincombe 1987 [donated by Barry Carr]

Michael Shmith’s Australian Musical Anecdotes / Michael Shmith 1997 [donated by Judith Dwyer]

Bicentennial: An Australian Mosaic and 1788 Diary / Harry Gordon 1987

A Month in the Bush of Australia: Journal of one of a party of gentlemen who recently travelled from Sydney to Port Phillip with some remarks on the present state of the farming establishments and society in the settled parts of the Argyle Country / London, J. Cros. 1965

Journal of an Experimental Trip by the ‘Lady Augusta’ on the River Murray / James Allen 1976

The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 4 1901-1942 / Stuart Macintyre 1986 [donated by anon]

So They Came South [discovery and exploration of Australia] / Robert Clancy and Alan Richardson 1988 [donated by Berwick Mechanics’ Institute]

The Official Bicentenial Diary 1988 [donated by Barry Carr]

The Illustrated Australian Encyclopedia: Volume I 1925 [donated by Bayside Library Service]

The Illustrated Australian Encyclopedia: Volume II 1925 [donated by Bayside Library Service]

Victoria Books Making History: The SDA Victorian Branch 1908-2008, 2009

Reclaiming Our Heritage: The government heritage restoration program / Heritage Victoria 1996 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]


RECENT ADDITIONSMaking Good Again: The government heritage restoration program / Department of Planning and

Development 1995 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Irrigation and Water Supply Development in Victoria / comp. by Everard Brown 4th edition 1954 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Every Game Ever Played: VFL results 1897-1989 / compiled by Stephen Rodgers 1990 [donated by Barry Carr]

Fishing in Victoria / Public Relations and Betterment Board 1958

Spirit of the Spine [stories of those in North Eastern Victoria and the 2009 bushfires] / Viv Mehes 2013 [donated by Judith Buckrich]

Bendigo Bendigo Goldfield / Mines Department, Victoria 1936

Bendigo Menagerie: Animals in Bendigo History / Bendigo Art Gallery 2016 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Bendigo Naming Bendigo: Evolution of a city’s identity 1836-1891 / Bendigo Art Gallery 2010 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Bendigo Theatrical Traditions: Stage & screen in Bendigo / Bendigo Art Gallery 2015 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Bendigo Bendigo Enlists: The first World War 1914-18 / Bendigo Art Gallery 2014 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Bendigo Childhood: Growing up in Bendigo / Bendigo Art Gallery 2012 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Bendigo Celebrating 150 years: Rail in Bendigo and the Bendigo Brass Band / Bendigo Art Gallery 2012 [donated by Bendigo Art Gallery]

Brunswick The Story of St Ambrose Parish Brunswick / Laurie Cunningham 2002 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Camberwell Siena College: Connecting past, present and future: Celebrating 75 years / Nicholas Brasch 2015

Campbellfield Scots Church Campbellfield / Rev. Robert Brown 2017 [donated by Rev. Robert Brown]

Carlton Then and Now: Carlton Cricket Club Inc 1864-2014 / Gary Shickerling 2014 [donated by David Pool]

Casterton Warrock: Casterton 1843 (11 page booklet) 196-? [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Castlemaine Building Castlemaine: The red brick legacy of H.D McBean / Robyn Lewis 2016 [donated by anon]

Cavendish Cavendish Presbyterian Charge: Historic sketch 1857-1927 [Presbyterian Church in Cavendish and surrounding area] / J.P Hamilton 1927

East Keilor Growing Honest Food: An oasis of Italian tradition in the suburbs [Rose Creek Estate] / Gabriella Gomersall-Hubbard 2012 [donated by Penny Woodward]

Geelong Geelong Racing: The history of racing in Geelong / Robert Windmill 1988

Geelong Victoria: Buildings and builders: Geelong and district / Public Record Office of Victoria and Geelong Art Gallery 1997 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]


RECENT ADDITIONSLorne Greetings from Lorne / Leigh Hammerton 2015 [donated by David Pool]

Melbourne Radical Radio: Celebrating 40 years of 3CR / 3CR Community Radio; editor Juliet Fox 2016

Melbourne Sculptures of Melbourne / Mark S. Holsworth 2015

Melbourne Melbourne’s colourful trams : a photographic profile from the 1970s 2008

Melbourne Smoke and Mirrors: Stuart Rattle and Michael O’Neill: A tragedy of love and murder / Robin Bowles 2015 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Melbourne Melbourne’s First Catholic Bishop: James Alipius Goold: Pioneer bishop and pastor: The man and his vision 1848-1886 / John P. Rogan 1997 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Melbourne St Patrick’s Cathedral and William Wardell, Architect: The man, his plans, life and times / Ursula M. de Jong 1997 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Melbourne The Dockland Heritage / Historic Buildings Council and the Docklands Task Force 1991 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Melbourne Urban Conservation Areas / Ministry For Planning and Environment 1986 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Melbourne Soup Van: Stories over a polystyrene cup [stories of Melbourne’s homeless] / Keira Dickinson 2012

Melbourne Your Visit to Government House Melbourne / T. A. Hazell (12 pages) 1986 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Melbourne Classic Melbourne / Sheridan Morris and Adam Lee 2010 [donated by Steve Stefanopoulos]

Parkville 150 Years Melbourne Zoo / Neil Montagnana Wallace 2012

Port Phillip Creeks and Harbours of Port Phillip / Richard Hawkins 1986 [donated by David Pool]

Portland The First 8 Years: A history of Portland Municipal Council, 1855-1863 / E. Noel T. Henry 2016 [donated by Bruce Henry]

Seymour Karingal Seymour: A resting place 2016 [donated by John Jennings and the Seymour Historical Society]

St Kilda Housing First: A path to social justice: The story of St Kilda community activism and the Port Phillip Housing Association 2016

The Otways John Landy: A coastal diary: A study of one of Australia’s wildest and most beautiful coastlines 1993 [donated by the Estate of Elizabeth Coleman]

Warburton Whistles in the Valley: A history of the Warburton railway / Marc Fiddian 2017

Woodvale We Remember Woodvale: A reflection of the past before it is lost [2nd copy] / Woodvale Progress Association 2016 [donated by Ken James]


RECENT ADDITIONSPeriodicals Ararat Ararat Genealogical Society: newsletter P 994.57 ARAR ARA

FEBRUARY 2017: Chinese and the the gold digging days in old Ararat / L.L Banfield (Adelaide Advertiser February 1938) p1.

Anglesea Anglesea Historical Society: coastal current P 994.52 ANGL COA No. 114 AUTUMN 2017: Items from the collection-Mawson family / Susan Clarke p4. Anglesea boat sheds p5.

Anglesea Surf Coast Family History Group: Inverlochy log P 994.52 ANGL INV Vol. 63 MARCH 2017: Early Anglesea families-The Mawsons p4.

Ballan Ballan Shire Historical Society: the settler P 994.52 BALL BAL Vol.12 No.7 MARCH 2017: Dugald Macpherson p3. Missing information [photos of: James and Charlotte Smith, Lindsell family of Myrniong, Thomas and Clara Phillips, Louise and H. Weymouth, Gleeson family, Tom and Jessie O’Reilly, Naylor Family, William Lewis Neale, Charlotte Emma Jane Simonds] p6. Inglis of Ingliston [Peter Inglis and the Inglis family] p8.

Balnarring Balnarring Historical Society: snippets from our collection P 994.52 BALN SNI FEBRUARY 2017: Enduring friendship [community newspaper pages and Mr Ray Stone and Mrs Brenda Stone and Mr Adrian Cole and Mrs Elma Cole] p1. Growing up at Balnarring Beach [Braeside farm] / Sid Ferguson p2. Wischer and Co. Wool Buyers / David Wischer p4. Palmers Hill days / Joyce [Slater] Welsh p6. The spot for a village-one man’s vision [Leighton Stanley Keast] / Amanda Keast p8.

Bendigo Bendigo branch of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies: Bendigo genealogist P 994.54 BEND GEN No.118 MARCH 2017: Kangaroo Flat Fire Brigade 1965 p1. Research by David [Mary Mills, Ann Davies, WM H Davies, James Plant] p3. Down by the seaside [Princes Pier Melbourne and Australian stamps with jetties on them] / Rita Hull p4.

Bright Bright and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.55 BRIG BRI Vol. 17 No.1&2 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2017: Horse’s best friend [George and Annis Bills horse troughs] p1. Community profile [Jack Cocks] (Alpine Observer, Wednesday August 2 1989) p2. Margaret Sinclair (nee Shepheard) interviewed by David Sinclair p6.

Bungaree Bungaree Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 BUNG BUN No. 80 FEBRUARY 2017: Mahar-read of Andrew Mahar [Patrick Maher] p3. Maher spoken by John Maher [Maher family] p5. The Ryans of Bungaree / Damien Ryan p6.

Diamond Creek Nillumbik Historical Society: Nillumbik custodian P 994.51 DIAM NIL Vol.9 No.3 MARCH 2017: Result of mystery photo #20 [Ken Jones with football trophy] p2. Mystery photo #21 [Lawry family] p3. Upper Diamond Creek State School / Jean Verso p6. A soldier’s letter from our archives dated 28 June 1917 [to William Wilson from Dick ?] p8. What happened in Diamond Creek in 1917 p9.

Doncaster and Templestowe Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 DONC DON MARCH 2017: In celebration of 50 years [Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society 50 year anniversary] p1.

East Melbourne East Melbourne Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 EMEL EAS Vol. 18 No.1 MARCH 2017: The Victorian Ladies’ Sericulture Company / Sylvia Black p4. Mr Read and his remarkable inlaid furniture / Sylvia Black p7.

Essendon Essendon Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 ESSE ESS No. 239 FEBRUARY 2017: The notorious Buckley Street railway crossing [image] p1. Courthouse recovery updates / Mary Cahill p2. North Essendon in the early days / Allan Bull p7. The steam train experience [steam train trips from Essendon in November 2016] p9. Two members pass away [Margaret Glassenbury and Julienne Tolksdorff] p10. Travancore heritage walk p10.


RECENT ADDITIONSFootscray Footscray Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 FOOT FOO

No. 187 FEBRUARY 2017: Vale Margaret Veronica Ferrari p967. The Gotch family of Footscray p968. Obituary Ely Ardu (1934-2016) p971. Lost shops of Footscray [Commonwealth Bank of Australia] p972. Famous visitor XI: Walter Lindrum (1898-1960) p973.

Footscray Footscray Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 FOOT FOO No. 186 OCTOBER 2016: JC Gotch-Footscray ship builder p955. Lost shops of Footscray: 176-182 Nicholson Street p957. St. John’s Church Hall, Pickett Street Footscray p959. Emma Newton (1872-1955) p962.

Frankston Frankston Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 FRAN FRA FEBRUARY 2016: In the garden p2. 10 facts about the history of shoes p3.

Geelong Geelong Historical Society: investigator magazine P 994.52 GEEL INV No. 205 MARCH 2017: Chronology 1916: 4th quarter: October-December from the Geelong Advertiser / Freda Craddock and Pauline Fairfoot p147. Two gentlemen of Melbourne Town: Latrobe and Barry: Part two- Redmond Barry / Dianne Reilly p163. Thick fog sends a bay steamer on a collision course [Prince of Wales ship near crash with the Edina in 1920] / Greg Wayne p171. Ashby Yearly Society / Dr. Peter Mansfield p174. Nugent, Cecil Lyndhurst (1873-75) / Daryl Wight p179.

Glen Eira Glen Eira Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 GLEN NEW No.12 MARCH 2017: Then and now: Greenmeadows gardens p1. Vale Lindsay Hunt p1. GEHS meetings and events [pipe organs in the Glen Eira area over 130 years by John Maidment] / Joy Mawbey p2. Islamic Museum of Australia visit p3. Heritage update [Roseneath] / Barbara Hoard p3. Remembering Albert Jacka VC, MC and Bar / Barbara Hoard p4. Glenhuntly Athletic Club / Phil Hutton p4. Glenhuntly St Anthony’s Football Club / Ken Peel p5. Ormond Cricket Club / Geoff Cowen p5. Elsternwick District Bowling Club / Colin Kirkham p6. Camden Town Sports Club: sports day / Geoffrey Paterson p7. Caulfield City rifle club / Kevin Armstrong p8. Some memories of scouting in Glen Eira / Bill Richardson p8. 1950s Caulfield Guides and Brownies / Audrey Nelson p8. Caulfield Racecourse 1922 p9. Tour of Greenmeadows Gardens / Andrea Casey p9. Glen Eira sportspeople: Bentleigh High School champions of the 60s [Lawrie Peckham, Ian Patterson, Billy Burgess, Greg Benko, Marion Exelby, Neville Stone, Robert Langford, Ken Osbourne, Greg Wells, Trevor Skinner] / Lyn Skillern p10. Glen Eira sportspeople 2: Robert Robbie Flower: football champion / Jan Armstrong p11. Glen Eira Sportspeople 3: Selected portraits [Elvis Rick Thurgood, Katie Mactier, Frank Reys, Mrs E Gray] p11.

Inverloch Inverloch Historical Society: newsletter P 994.56 INVE INV No. 221 MARCH 2017: Vale Mavis Parks p2. Guest speaker Sam Gatto p2.

Kew Kew Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 KEW KEW No. 118 MARCH 2017: Women’s history / Robert Baker p1. Women working: A short history of the Kew Ladies benevolent society / Suzanne Mcwha p4. Dwellings for people of small means / David White p6. Remembering Kew [Kew Town Hall, Ordsall] / Robert Baker p8. William James Runting / Desley Reid p9. Mayoral mementos in the collection p11.

Kilmore Kilmore Historical Society: Kilmore connections P 994.53 KILM KIL No. 71 MARCH 2017: Is this Kilmore’s oldest structure [building at the back of number 37 Sydney Street] p2. Conscription during World War One (part one) / Grahame Thom p6.

Knox Knox Historical Society: Knox historian P 994.51 KNOX KNO AUTUMN 2017: Vale Frank Johnson 1929-2017 p4. Ross Barfoot-the kindly cowhand p5. The parish lantern [moon gazing] / Clarrie Talbot p6. Violet Lambert / Murray Snell p10.

Koo-Wee-Rup Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 KOOW KOO No. 389 MARCH: Road name changes in Catani/Bayles p2. The inaugural meeting of the Koo-Wee-Rup branch of the Country Women’s Association in 1944 / Heather Arnold p3.


RECENT ADDITIONSKorumburra Korumburra and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 KORU KOR

No. 22 MARCH 2017: Memories of Mr. J.N Wilson [his memories were published in the Korumburra Times in 1955. Big hearted pioneers, Shire Council, wooden shops, depression, hospital, two brass bands, fire brigade, electric light, three newspapers] p2.

Kyneton Kyneton Historical Society: the chronicle P 994.53 KYNE NEW Vol.19 No.2 MARCH 2017: The churches of Kyneton [The Baptist Church] p4. We will remember them [Kyneton residents who fell at Gallipoli, Kyneton militia in New Guinea] p5. Random reminiscences [from the files of HJ Armstrong] p6. Monuments of Kyneton p8.

Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society: lakes log P 994.56 LAKE LAK Vol.4 No.10 AUTUMN 2017: Exit Snapper Cottage p1. The ice works p3. So many girls…so many stories [girls of our town exhibition: Margaret Campbell] p4. Whatever happened to the VCR p6. Australia’s first self-made millionaire had Gippsland connections [James Tyson] p7.

Landsborough Landsborough and District Historical Group: Landsborough times P 994.58 LAND LAN Vol.24 No.63 MARCH 2017: A new year’s resolution of 1852 [Henry Hydenwell] p2. Reports from local papers [Private W.W Slorach, Private George Peacock, Sergeant Sydney Emerson, Lieutenant John Lennon, Private William Lennon, Sergeant Emmerson, Heifer Station, Frenchman’s State School, Woolpack Inn, gold escort coach] p2.

Maldon Maldon Museum and Archives Association: Maldon muse P 994.53 MALD MUS Vol.18 No.1 MARCH 2017: The great panorama mystery solved [Maldon panorama] p1. The life and times of E.O and J.G Moon / Susan Waldron p2. Maldon Easter fair p5. Blast from the past: The Maldon Marching Girls / Tom Kane p8.

Maryborough Midlands Historical Society, Maryborough: diggings P 994.53 MARY DIG Vol. 29 No.1 FEBRUARY 2017: Tilly Aston exhibition p2. Maryborough 85 years ago from the Weekly Times, Saturday May 28, 1932. p4.

Minyip Minyip and District Historical Society: the guardian P 994.58 MINY GUA Vol.26 No.1 MARCH 2017: Penny brothers in business in Minyip p1. Sheep Hills and the Stainthorpe family p7. Kingungwill fine family home p11. The business centre of Sheep Hills / Larrikan p13.

Mirboo Mirboo and District Historical Society: newsletter P 994.56 MIRB MIR No. 63 FEBRUARY 2017: Letters from soldiers taken from the Gippslander and Mirboo Times - 4 January 1917 [Private William Williams, Private Ern Dyke] p2. Taken from the Gippslander and Mirboo Times - 11 January 1917 [Private B. Watt, Private B. Rosengrave, Private G.H. Emmett] Taken from the Gippslander and Mirboo Times - 18 January 1917 [Corporal William Verdon, Private Harold Verdon, Private James Verdon, Private Ian Hughes] p2. Taken from the Gippslander and Mirboo Times - 25 January 1917 [Lance-Corporal Roy Mayall] p3. Official opening of state school (Gippslander and Mirboo Times- 22 February 1917) p4. Who is buried in our cemetery? [Maurie and Rita Wanke] (Gippslander and Mirboo Times- Friday 19th January 1917) p7.

Moe Moe and District Historical Society: coach news P 994.56 MOE COA Vol.44 No.3 MARCH 2017: History of older Moe and district residents: Bechaz family p3. Sensational railway accident at Moe: driver badly injured [ Mr Alex Reynolds and a train crash] (Narracan Advocate 1904) p11. Three Fingered Gorge p13. Growing up in Moe and Newborough / Rod Donelly p14.

Moreland Moreland history news P 994.51 MORE MOR No. 13 MARCH 2017: 20 year anniversary: Kelvin Thompson MP federal member for Wills p2. Common housing styles in Brunswick and Coburg p4. Gowan Brae [house] / Margaret Mahony p10. Merchant in marvellous Melbourne: Frnk Stuart / Stephen Stuart p11.


RECENT ADDITIONSMortlake Mortlake and District Historical Society: Shadwell stories P 994.57 MORT MOR

SUMMER 2017: Ennerdale: Jean and Charles Luckock / Christopher Luckcock and Florence Charles p2. Conscription referenda-1916 and 17 p4. Debutantes on show p8. Summer 1916-17 in The Dispatch [new war diseases, bushfire threat] p10.

New South Wales Royal Australian Historical Society: History P 994 HIS No. 131 MARCH 2017: Times are a-changing: new horizons in history-the 2016 Lesley Muir Address / Associate Professor Grace Karskens p2. More to pictures than meets the eye: looking at pictures as historical resources / Richard Neville p4. James Tyson: the billycan millionaire / Roslyn Russell p7. The women’s cooperative silk growing and industrial association / Christine Yeats p9. Muster on St Albans Common / Bruce Baskerville p10. Obituaries [Professor Emerita Jill Roe (1940-2017). Terri McCormack (1940-2017)] p24.

Plenty Plenty Historical Society: Plenty news and views P 994.51 PLEN PLE Vol. 3 No.1 MARCH 2017: Guest speaker [Graham Upton about the Maroondah Aqueduct] p1. Alisa turns 100 [Alisa Fitzmaurice] / Kerry Fitzmaurice p2. Plenty Primary School site subdivision completed 2016 / Neisha Forbes p4.

Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society: newsletter P 994.51 PMEL POR MARCH 2017: Persistence pays off [street lamps in front of the town hall] p1. “A call to arms”-back to the borough [Port Melbourne Football Club] p2. Planning [The Loddon Hotel, 1-7 Waterfront Place and Roots/Chrysler factory] p4. New finds at Seafarers [Mission to Seafarers in Flinders Street] p8. Whittaker [naming the gatehouse at Princess Pier after Alan Whittaker] p9. FJ Mowbray’s watch p9. Seaworks at Williamstown [Seaworks Maritime Discovery Centre] p10.

Seymour Seymour and District Historical Society: historical society news P 994.53 SEYM HIS Vol.23 No.1 FEBRUARY 2017: John’s Jottings [Australia Day, William’s Baker’s cart, Martindale Award] p5. School anniversaries [Seymour State School 547, No. 1347 Glenaroua, No. 1855 Puckapunyal, No.4975 Seymour East, Seymour Elementary School) p6.

Sunshine Sunshine and District Historical Society: the Sunshine recorder P 994.51 SUNS REC No. 41 MARCH 2017: Vale Beryl Jean Rigg p2. Tom’s vision realised [Tom Rigg and St Alban’s station] p2. Vale Mick James p3. Standing the test [John Richard Collins and cricket] / John Willaton p3. H.V McKay’s legacy never-ending / John Willaton and Clive Patter p4. Scouts and guides: A rich history / John Willaton p5. Finding Sunshine [house that Tracee Hutchinson bought, built in 1928] / Tracee Hutchinson p5.

Trafalgar Trafalgar and District Historical Society: gazette P 994.56 TRAF TRA No.86 NOVEMBER 2016: Changing face of Trafalgar and other news, 2015-2016 / Glenys Ralls p5. Township proclaimed / Julie McCulloch p10. Unique organisation [The Club of Remembrance for Ex-Service Men] (The News January 12 1933) p11. Girls football team (Trafalgar News June 12 1974) p13. Trafalgar convent school completed (The News 30 June 1932) p13. From the Trafalgar News of 1965 p14. Vale Raymond Graham (Ray Giles) 27/2/1933-14/11/2016 / Leonie Cook p16. Crop cultivation in Gippsland 100 years ago / Julie McCulloch p19.

Trentham Trentham Historical Society: recorder P 994.53 TREN REC Vol.18 No.1 FEBRUARY 2017: Trentham’s iron lace / Ina Bertrand p1. The Tresidder Family in Trentham and district / Peta Sherlock p9. Spring Hill p13. Open day at the police station p14. Death of Ron Clowes p15. Death of Jack Mayne p15.

Warracknabeal Warracknabeal and District Historical Society: Warunda review P 994.58 WARR WAR Vol.51 No.2 FEBRUARY 2017: 50th Easter rally proving popular [machinery rally] p1. 150th celebrations p3.


RECENT ADDITIONSWarragul Warragul and District Historical Society: monthly bulletin P 994.56 WARR WAR

No.492 FEBRUARY 2017: Last meeting [life of Thomas Davies] p1. Housing developments: Waterford Rise p8. Emberwood Estate p9. The Views p9. Morris Bros Milk Factory at Darnum / JL Armour p10.

Warragul Warragul and District Historical Society: monthly bulletin P 994.56 WARR WAR No.493 MARCH 2017: Last meeting [evolution of the Albert Street park into a civic park, Mister Catani’s landscape design for Burke Street park, bowling club, parks in Warragul] p1. 1000 pound obstinate artist prize goes to Warragul man [Rowalnd Hill] (The sun News-Pictorial October 31 1933) p11. Brandy Creek Rise development p11.

Waverley Waverley Historical Society: newsletter P 994.51 WAVE WAV No. 218 FEBRUARY 2017: The House [Four Winds] p1. Off to school to collect the eggs [Notting Hill Primary School] / Virginia Barnett p3. Waverley’s concrete roads: replacement part 3 / Geoff Brown p4. Vale: Ian Boyd Donald 19.8.1930-23.12.2016 p6. The life of Freddy Finch / Bevel Yeoman p7. Rolling the dice in search of family history [Thorne family] / Gayle Nicholas p8.

Woodend Woodend Historical Society: heritage news P 994.53 WOOD HER FEBRUARY 2017: Let there be light [the history of lighting and lamps] p1. A look at past attitudes [sexism, Singer sewing book and household dynamics] p3. Robert (Bobby) John Moody [Vale] p4. We will remember then [John Brady, Frank Lindsay Davies, Leslie Herbert Thorburn] p6.

Yarra Glen Yarra Glen Historical Society: newsletter P 994.52 YARR YAR No. 60 MARCH 2017: 1917-Yarra Glen 100 years ago: Part 1: January to April [includes map] p1.

New South Wales Other States Books Cast In Iron: New South Wales Letter Receivers / Adel Briggs 2013 [donated by Steven Haby]

Coffs Harbour Bananacoast Railway: rails of the Coffs coast. A century plus of service 1906-2015 / Scott Schache 2015

Galston anf Arcadia Galston and Arcadia: Memories of Value 1819-1986 / L.B Green 1985 [donated by Colin Davis]

Goulburn Australia’s Most Murderous Prison: Behind the walls of Goulburn Jail / James Phelps 2015 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Parramatta Experiment Farm Cottage: Ruse Street, Parramatta / National Trust of Australia 1973? [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Port Kembla Steel Town: The Making and Breaking of Port Kembla / Erik Elkund 2002

Sydney Remembering Anita Cobby: The case, the husband, the aftermath-30 years on / Mark Morri 2016 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Sydney Sydney: An illustrated history / [by] James Murray 1974 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Sydney The Brickmasters 1788-2008 / Rod Ringer 2008 [donated by Steven Haby]

Northern Territory Books The Line That Led to Nowhere: The story of the North Australia Railway / Ian R.

Stevenson 1979 [donated by Steven Haby]

Change in Paradise: Groote Eylandt Development, 1960-1974 / Jim Taylor 2013

Darwin Darwin Northern Territory: Australias northern gateway 1956 [donated by Laurie Burchell]


RECENT ADDITIONSDarwin Good Night All About: Reminiscence of life in Darwin and the Northern Territory 1937-1946 /

Stephen Ashford and Hilda Abbott 2016

Darwin The Quality of Life: A reflection of life in Darwin during the post-war years / Maisie Austin 1995

Darwin Australia’s Northern Capital: A short history of Darwin / David Carment 2005

Darwin Refugees In Their Own Country: The story of Darwin’s wartime evacuees / Janet Dickinson 2012

Darwin Darwin - No Place Like Home: Australia’s Northern Capital in the 1950s through a social history of housing / Mickey Dewar 2010

Fannie Bay Beyond the Boundary: Fannie Bay 1869-2001 / Eve Gibson 2011

Fort Wellington A Colonial Enigma Resolved: The rediscovery of Fort Wellington, Cobourg Peninsula / Brian Reid 2011

Southport Southport Northern Territory: 1869-2002 / Marge Duminski 2005

Queensland Books The Mines and Works of Mount Morgan Limited Mount Morgan, Queensland 28th edition 1957 [donated

by Laurie Burchell]

Old Gold Towns of Queensland / paintings by John Darbyshire, text by C. E. Sayers 1973 [donated by Steven Haby]

Ravenswood A Town That Was Ravenswood N.Q. / Don Roderick 1981

Rockhampton The Early History of Rockhampton / JTS Bird 2016

Rockhampton Battler’s Tales of Early Rockhampton / JG Pattinson 2016

South Australia Books Those Dry-Stone Walls: Stories from South Australia’s stone age / Bruce Munday 2015

Old Mining towns of South Australia / paintings by John Darbyshire, text by C. E. Sayers 1974 [donated by Steven Haby]

Tasmania Books Engaging The Giants: A history of sawmills and tramways of Tasmania’s southern forests / Scott Clennett

2016

Blue Gum Clippers and Whale Ships of Tasmania / Will Lawson 1949

Ulverstone Ulverstone: An outline of its history / Bruce Ellis


RECENT ADDITIONSWestern Australia Books A Simple Life: “Anything But” [memoir of the people and places of old Geraldton, the Murchison,

Gascoyne and much more of Western Australia] / Ron Pass 2016

Perth Dirty Girl: The state sanctioned murder of brothel madam Shirley Finn / Juliet Wills 2015 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

Perth A Murder Without Motive: The killing of Rebecca Ryle / Martin McKenzie-Murray 2016 [donated by Elizabeth Porter]

PeriodicalsWestern Australia Royal Western Australian Historical Society: History West P 994.1 HIS

MARCH 2017: Ivor Birthwistle’s legacy in Armadale / Jeff Walker p5. More tales from the State Archives Collection [sailors taking refuge on Crozet Islands] / Damien Hassan p6. Museum news: the story of the flag [flag of the 3rd field Ambulance] / Wendy Lugg p7.

Art and Artists Books The Australian Artist S. Woodward-Smith / William F. Cammack 1975

Adrian Lawlor: A Portrait / Gavin Fry 1983

The Paintings of Russell Drysdale / Russell Drysdale ; with an essay by Joseph Burke 1951? [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Russell Drysdale / Lou Klepac 2009

Sunlight and Shadow: Australian Impressionist Painters 1880 - 1900 / Leigh Astbury 1989

Australian Stage Album / Brian Carroll 1975 [donated by Barry Carr]

The Convict Artists / Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones 1977 [donated by Bayside Library Service]

Gilbert and Sullivan Down Under / Marc Fiddian 2016 [donated by Marc Fiddian]

The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop / Ian McFarlane. 2nd ed. 2017


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

No. 68 SUMMER 2017: Living in Art Deco Sydney / Robin Grow p5. Suiting the man 20s to 40s [men’s fashion] / Brian Scott p9. Reel moderne: amazing modernist architecture on film / Julie Lord p13. Sports stadiums [various sport stadiums including Glenferrie oval grandstand] / Robin Grow p18. Art deco and baby health [baby health centres] / Heather Sheard p24. The A-Z of art deco elements / Robin Grow p30. Melbourne-Newspaper House / Robin Grow p32.

National Gallery of Victoria: NGV Magazine P 708 NGV MARCH 2017: Melbourne design week p14. Museum Life [Senior Publicity Coordinator for the NGV Magan Patty] p17. Bill Henson p30. Zoe Croggon p38. The mouse is my camera [Patrick Pound] / Peter Hill p42. Brook Andrew p52. Ross Coulter / Amelia Winata p58. William Eggleston portraits p62. Chairs are not just for sitting on [creating the contemporary chair:the Gordon Moffat gift] p66. My NGV [David Rosetzky] p82.

Company Histories Huddart Parker: A famous Australasian shipping company 1876-1961 2008

In Coral Seas: The history of the New Guinea Australia Line 2004

Charles Davis: 150 years [Corporate History] / Alison Alexander 1988

MLC: Our spirit, our story, our heritage: since 1886 / Val Montagnana-Wallace 2012

Arnotts: 150 years: Celebrating today inspiring tomorrow / Arnotts Biscuits 2015

Elders: The Elders way 175 years / Catherine Butterfield 2015

Bests’ Great Western: Celebrating 150 years / Bests’ Wines 2016

Teacher’s Mutual Bank: 50 years: putting you first / Teacher’s Mutual Bank 2016

Nufarm: 100 years and still growing / Neil Montagnana Wallace 2016

Love Our North: Celebrating 70 years since 1945 [Love Real Estate] / Love Real Estate 2015

The House of Wunderlich / Susan Bures 1987

Macmillan: 100 years in Australia 1904-2004 2005 [donated by Ursula Zamecnik]

Show Me A Mountain: The rise of an Australian company, Ampol / Colin Simpson 1961

The Ian Potter Foundation: 50 years: Looking back, looking forward / Ian Potter Foundation 2014 [donated by Ian Potter Foundation]


RECENT ADDITIONSBiographies Books Australian Dictionary of Biography: Volume 18 1981-1990 L-Z / Melanie Nolan 2012 [donated by

Monash Federation Centre]

Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement 1580-1980 / Christopher Cunneen 2005 [donated by Monash Federation Centre]

Dear Sun: Letters of Joy Hester and Sunday Reed / Janine Burke 1995

Born on ANZAC Day [Allen Aldenhoven] / Ric Teague 2015

Bad Seed: The biography of Nick Cave / Ian Johnston 1996

An Accidental Atheist [autobiography] / John Kelly 2010

Family History Books The Hays of Mount Breckan 1879-1909 / Anthony Laube 1982

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

Vol. 15 No.5 MARCH 2017: Father Timothy O’Rourke, Kilmore Parish Priest / Barbara Wilson p6. Serial serendipity surprises [Guillaume Rachinger and Alphonse Terrier in Daylesford] / Gail White and Dan Cerchi p8. A search for answers [Alan Thorley’s family history and the Yea historical society] / Alan Thorley p11. Sly-grogging and the law on the Bendigo Goldfields in the 1870s / James Morris p14. A double life [Edward Frederic Kenny] / Graham Coward p23.

Genealogical Society of Victoria: ancestor P 929.1 ANC Vol.33 No.5 MARCH 2017: The new GSV research and education centre: Level 6, 85 Queen Street, Melbourne / Allan Aberdeen and David Down p4. A colourful character [William Waters] / Judith Woodlock p6. George Lee, pompous git or good bloke? / Margaret Coghlan p9. Felicie’s story [Louise Felicie Augustine Jean] / Horrie Poussard p12. Little girl lost [Western suburbs of Melbourne WWII and Alison Joan Thompson] / Barbara Manly p14. The story behind a photograph [Marjorie and Jean Western and Kathleen Babbage] / June Torcasio p16. Shame in the family [Rochow family secrets] / Judy Rochow p18. Pioneers of Esperanto in Victoria / Bill Chapman p20. Catherine Macdonald’s amazing christmas gifts to her husband / Betty Woolley p23.


RECENT ADDITIONSMilitary Histories Books A Parting Shot: Shelling of Australia by Japanese Submarines 1942 / T. Jones & S. Carruthers 2013

Beyond Adversity: ‘U’ Company, 15th Battalion 1941-1942 /W. Park 2010

Darwin’s Submarine I-124 / T. Lewis 2011

Australians Awarded: A concise guide to militarty and civilian decorations, medals and other awards to Australians from 1815 to 2007 with their valuations 1st edtion / Clive Johnson 2008 [donated by Bayside Library Service]

The Cold-Footed Mob: A History of the 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company / Tom Goode 2016

Crosscut’s War: The life and times of a Gallipoli soldier / Chris Holyday 2016

Highest Traditions: The History of No. 2 Squadran RAAF / John Bennett 1995

War and Peace: Australia 1939-1949 / Eric Fry 1995 [donated by Barry Carr]

Railways/Transport Books Rack Railways of Australia / David Jehan 1997

Winning Friends: The Mentone station story / Leo Gamble 2012 [Friends of the Mentone Station and Gardens]

A Brief History of Bogie Freight Wagons of Victoria: 1979 to 1999 / Norm Bray and Peter J Vincent 2006

Pichi Richi Railway: Flinders Ranges, South Australia / [by] William A. Bayley 1975 [donated by Laurie Burchell]

Departmental Vehicles of Victoria. Part 1 / Norm Bray, Peter J Vincent and Daryl M Gregory 2010

Fixed Wheel Freight Wagons of Victoria A-J / Norm Bray, Peter J Vincent and Daryl M Gregory 2009

Fixed Wheel Freight Wagons of Victoria K-Z / Norm Bray, Peter J Vincent and Daryl M Gregory 2009

Comeng: A history of Commonwealth Engineering. Volume 3: 1966-1977 / John Dunn 2010

Comeng: A history of Commonwealth Engineering. Volume 4: 1977-1985 / John Dunn 2013

Comeng: A history of Commonwealth Engineering. Volume 5: 1985-1990 (plus ABB, Adtranz and Bombardier to 2012) / John Dunn 2013


RECENT ADDITIONSLeader Trucks: The Australian challenger / Rob Laurent 2007

Memories of Tasmania’s West Coast: A pictorial review of road and rail vehicles in the past / L. J. Morley 2011

Atkinson Down Under: An illustrated history of Atkinson trucks / Peter Lynch 2007

Buses and Trams of Australia’s Government and Municipal Operators / Ian Lynas 1983

International Harvester Australia: Geelong works / Sarah Galloway 2011

Trams and Streetscapes: Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s-1960s A photographic profile / edited by Emile D. Badaway and John Sargent 2000

End of the road? [Australia’s car industry] / by Gideon Haigh 2013

Swallowed By the Sea: The story of Australia’s shipwrecks / by Graeme Henderson 2016

Periodicals Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): newsrail P 385

NEW Vol.45 No.3 MARCH 2017: Wheat trains in the Wimmera p69. Centenary of the opening of the Neerim South to Naynook line p70. What is kerosense [Walker railway car, school children and explaining kerosense] / Andrew Blair p71. St Kilda Station, the Flinders Street to St Kilda railway and the railway trams part 1 / Kevin Hall p72. Level crossing removals: Blackburn and Heatherdale roads p80.

Politics and Government Books Menzies: The shaping of modern Australia / J.R. Nethercote 2016

Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Narau / Madeline Gleeson 2016

General Periodicals Australian Catholic Historical Society: journal P 282 CAT

Vol. 37 No. 2: Anti-catholic polemic at the origins of Australia’s first catholic newspaper / Colin Fowler p147. Killing conscription: the easter rising and Irish catholic attitudes to the conscription debates in Australia, 1916-1917 / Jeff Kildea p161. Dr Herbert Michael (Paddy) Moran: catholic disruptor and contributor to Australian social history / Anne Thoeming p181. The Pope’s peace of note 1917: the British response / Youssef Taouk p193. Linda Kearns and Kathleen Barry Irish republican fundraising tour, 1924-25 / Anne-Maree Whitaker p208. Psychology’s beginnings in Australia and some early catholic responses / Wanda Skowronska p212. Golden jubilee of ordination homily: we few, we happy few: A drama in three scenes, with a prologue and final apotheosis / John de Luca p220. A memoir of the value of a religious life for one individual / Moira O’Sullivan RSC p228.


RECENT ADDITIONSAdam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee: the wayfarer P 820 GOR

No. 41 MARCH 2017: Wattle Park Wattle-Melbourne Riversdale Rd Burwood [Australian Poets corner] p2. An unsentimental journey-concluded-by “the Hermit” (pen name of Adam Lindsay Gordon) this “part 3” published in the Australasian Melbourne Saturday 3 April 1869, pages 11, 12. p3. Joan (Torrence) Kerr (1873-1943) p8.

Australian Garden History Society journal P 712 AGH Vol.28 No.3 JANUARY 2017: Recollections in tranquility [Marion Halligan’s life, Canberra and European trees in Australia] p4. Golden Vale-a garden revealed by pictures / Peter Watts p10. Charles Joseph La Trobe’s garden: part 1 / Sandra Pullman p12. Married life in a New Zealand garden [John and Emily Acland] / Annette Bainbridge p15. Lichens in the garden-and attic [what lichen can tell us about the history of buildings] / Alison Pouliot p18. Not just looking at you [uses of native plants by both indigenous Australians and early Europeans] / Matthew Higgins p21. Botany Bay to Kew [Australian plants in Britain] / Alice Allan p24. Profile: Bronwyn Blake p31.

Australian National Placenames Survey: placenames Australia P 910.3 PLA MARCH 2017: Wye Creek [Wye River Tasmania] p1. The blinking light [intersection of Wakehurst Parkway and Warringah road, French Forest NSW] p1. Early names of Australia’s coastal regions: part 1 p5. Toponymy 101 [place names that have given clothing and food their names] / Jan Trent p8.

Cinema and Theatre Historical Society: cinema record P 792 CIN No. 93 2017: Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre / Graeme McBain p6. Geelong Performing Arts Centre / Richard Twentyman p10. The Callahans and the Murphys come to town [riot at the Empire Theatre over film The Callanhans and the Murphys] / Peter Wolfenden p14. The Dendy Theatre, Brighton-as I remember it / Eric Reed p16. Capital Theatre Bendigo / Fred Page p18. The Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute / Earl Martell p22. The Stargazer drive in, Thurgoona NSW (part 2) / David Scott p25. Mildura’s Langtree Hall / Keith Davies p28. New Era Film Productions p38.

State Library of Victoria Foundation: the La Trobe journal P 027 LAT No. 99 MARCH 2016: Expanding the Howitt way: Alfred Howitt in Victoria / Sandra McComb p6. Marcus Clarke and Felix Meyer’s cameo role in the Paris Commune / Barry McGowan p24. The making of a legend: Henry Lawson at Bourke / John Barnes p35. Henry Lawson / Jim Grahame p50. James Miller Marshall: A Norwich School painter in late 19th-century Australia / Ross Bowden p58. Women gardeners without chaperones: the role of Ina Higgins in advancing women in horticulture in Victoria / Sandra Pullman p71. ‘Customers and others I am responsible for: Thomas Allan McKay, printer, publisher and entrepreneur / Dennis Bryans p82. Practical idealists: the Free Religious Fellowship, the Great War and conscription / Chris Wade p95. Vergangenheitsbewaltigung: struggle to come to terms with the past / Minna Muhlen-Schulte p108. A note on James Dawson’s intervention in the naming of the Maroondah aqueduct / Ian D Clark p124. Obituary: Colin Peter Holden 19 October 1951-12 July 2016 p126.


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, and can join our mailing list to receive committee meeting minutes.

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 Cr Steve Stefanopoulos (President) f Dr Judith Buckrich (Vice President) f Mr Ben Quin, CPA (Treasurer) f Cr John Chandler OAM

f Mr Chris Michalopoulos f Mr Peter Wolfenden f Cr Melina Sehr (City of Stonnington representative)

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) f Ursula Zamecnik (DipLib&InfSt) (Library Technician)

The Prahran Mechanics’ Institute is an institutional member of the Australian Library & Information Association and is a member society of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

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ParkingParking 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 (accessed 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, and there is also parking (ticketed) at the Izett Street carpark (on the other side of Greville Street).

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

Trams There is also the #6 tram running along High Street, the #72 tram along Com-mercial 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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