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RECENT ADDITIONSAPRIL 2017

Australian Literature Call Me When the Cross Turns Over / D’arcy Niland (1957) [donated by

Chris Carter]

The Best Australian Stories 2006 / ed Robert Drewe (2006) [donated by Chris Carter]

Australian History Books It’s Moments Like These… cartoons behind a nation’s catch-cry / Vane

Lindesay (1979) [donated by Steven Haby]

More Australian Tins: Valuation guide / Jean Taylor (1997)

Chasing Asylum / Eva Orner (2016)

Me and My Big Mouth: Living through Australia’s food revolution / Jan O’Connell (2016)

The Irish in Australia: Rogues and reformers, first fleet to Federation (2002) [donated by Judith Dwyer]

The Oxford Book of Australian Essays / Edited by Imre Salusinszky (1997) [donated by Ursula Zamecnik]

The Mutiny of the Bounty / Sir John Barrow (1980) [donated by Judith Dwyer]

Deaths in Australia: Extracted from The Darling Downs Gazette: August 1860-December 1865 / Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society Inc. (2002) [donated by Colin Davis]

Deaths in Australia: Extracted from The Darling Downs Gazette Volume II: January 1866-December 1868 / Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society Inc. (2002) [donated by Colin Davis]

Australian Tools: Identification and valuation guide / Ken Arnold (2014)

Kitchenalia / Ken Arnold (2008)

Australian Literature ........ 1Australian History ............ 1Victoria .............................3Other States ........................5Art and Artists ..................7Biographies .......................7Family History ................. 8Military Histories ............ 8Railways/Transport ......... 8Politics and Government 10Company Histories ........ 10

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Periodicals Australian Garden History Society journal P 712 AGH

Vol.28 No.4 APRIL 2017: Campaign for an avenue of honour [Bendigo East’s ANZAC Avenue] / Gemma Starr p4. Roe 8: From freight link to green link [extension of Roe Highway in Perth] / Andrea Gaynor p8. The garden of Valetta, Sydney / Margaret Chambers p10. Modern-day plant hunting [collecting plants in the wild in Australia and other countries] / Alistair Watt p13. Where have all the flower carpets gone? [floral carpets] / Glenn Cooke p17. Charles Joseph Latrobe’s Garden: Part 2 / Sandra Pullman p21. Eastern Obsession [ginko] / Peter Crane p25. Olive Pink today [Olive Pink Botanic Gardens Alice Springs] / Anne Cochrane p28.

National Trusts of Australia: Trust P 363.69 TRU AUS No. 2 AUTUMN 2017: Stars of the night [1920s and 30s costume exhibit sources from the stores at Labassa] / Joanne Gambale p11. A searching brush [Elizabeth Cummings] p16. Simply put [Dundullimal Homestead NSW / Stephen Todd p20. A walk in the park [walking in Wilson’s Promontory] / Tom Carment p30. The house on the hill [Beaumont House, National Trust South Australia head quarters] / Dr Darren Peacock p38. Ship shape [Runnymede house in Tasmania] / Christine Reid p54. An old friend [Strawberry Hill farm Western Australia] / Gina Pickering p63. Down by the river [Barwon Grange Victoria] / Christine Reid p70. A short history of Peninsula Farm [Peninsula Farm in Swan River] / Sarah Murphy p92.

Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: Fabrications P 720 FAB No.23 Vol.6 NOVEMBER 2016: Architectures of the Pacific Carceral Archipelago: Second World War internment and prisoner of war camps / Anoma Pieris p255. Importing expertise: Australian-US architects and the large scale, 1945-1990 / Philip Goad p357.

Melbourne Diocesan Historical Commission: Footprints P 282 FOO Vol.32 No.1 JUNE 2017: The correspondence: Part 2: Between Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Archbishop Knox of Melbourne 1968-1973 p4.

Melbourne Diocesan Historical Commission: Footprints P 282 FOO Vol.31 No.2 DECEMBER 2016: The correspondence: Part 1: Between Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Archbishop Knox of Melbourne 1968-1973 p10.

Uniting Church Historical Society Synod of Victoria and Tasmania: Proceedings P 288 PRO Vol.24 No.1 JUNE 2017: A conversation with Hamish and Hilary Christie-Johnston / Robert Renton p6. An early pioneer [Peter Hurlstone] / Eric Thomas p58. A Phillip Island letter [letter from 1890] / Alexander Robb p64. The Rev. Francis Jolly / Glen Stringer and Bill Stringer p66. Providence Road Greenvale US / Ken Unwin, Murray Love and Cheryl Duncan p81. Army chaplaincy: One soldier’s story / Brian E. Giddings p103.

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Victoria Books Scandinavians in Victoria: Then and now / John Stanley Martin (1985) [donated by Colin Davis]

A Farming Journey: An account of the development of eleven farming districts in North East Victoria / Coral Love (2015)

Liberty Borne of Fire: Gypsey Smith 1815-1879 a convict bushranger on the Victorian Goldfields / Laurie Moore (2015)

Ballarat The City of Ballarat: Trams, gardens and gold [DVD] (2016) [donated by Steven Haby]

Bruswick Brunswick Street: Art and revolution / Anne Rittman and Maz Wilson (2016)

Geelong Geelong: In our own words / interviews by Peter Wilmouth. (2014)

Geelong Wild and Wondrous Women of Geelong 1838-1859 / Pam Jennings (2004)

Geelong Wild and Wondrous Women of Geelong II 1860-69 / Pam Jennings (2004)

Geelong Wild and Wondrous Women of Geelong III 1870-79 / Pam Jennings (2004) [donated by Katrina Hedditch]

Gippsland Swamp: Who murdered Margaret Clement? / Richard Shears. Revised edition. (2017)

Glenelg River Chain of Waterholes: A history of the Glenelg River (2007)

Kew The Mystery of Fairyland [fairyland house] / James Nicolas (2017)

Kyneton Discover Historic Kyneton: A guide to discovering Kyneton’s historic places and people (2017)

Macedon Ranges Horse Power: History of the draught horse in the Macedon Ranges (2016) [donated by Cressida Goldsmith]

Maldon A Ragstone Church: A history of Holy Trinity Maldon 1861-1986 / Warren E. Hall (1986) [donated by Ursula Zamecnik]

Melbourne A History of the Future: Imagining Melbourne [exhibition] / Clare Williamson (2016)

Melbourne A Day in the Bush: A selection of walks near Melbourne / Sandra Bardwell. (1988)

Middle Park Middle Park: The way we were / Middle Park History Group (2016)

Parkville The Unimaginable Touch of Time: The centenary of the Royal Melbourne Hospital / H Boyd Graham. (1948)

Point Nepean Point Nepean National Park and Point Nepean Quarantine Station Management Plan / Parks Victoria and Point Nepean Community Trust (2009)

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RECENT ADDITIONS

West Essendon Field Naturalists Club of Victoria: Notes on the country about West Essendon / R.W Armitage (1910)

Wilsons Promontory Wilson’s Promontory: Marine and national park Victoria / Geoff Wescott (1995)

Wymbooliel Wymbooliel and Benwerrin Pioneers: Parish of Lorne Otway Ranges / Pam and Trevor Jennings (2016) [donated by Pam Jennings]

Periodicals Ballarat Ballarat Historical Society: The lamplight P 994.57 BALL LAM

Vol. 7 No.2 MARCH 2017: A great exhibition to showcase the talents of young people [Juvenile Industrial Exhibition 1878] p3. Meet Michelle Smith p4. Garden of the Grieving Mother p8. The White Swan Hotel c.1860-1947 p10.

Box Hill Box Hill Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.51 BOXH BOX Vol.23 No.2 APRIL 2017: Recent speakers [Thomas Hendy 1876-1962, Arthur Plaisted 1891-1965, John Stephens Gawler 1885-1978,] p4.

Brighton Brighton Historical Society: Journal P 994.51 BRIG BRI No. 179 AUTUMN 2017: Memories of 1920s Church Street p4. Were Street Village [early shops in Brighton] / Jo Jenkinson p6. Vale Lisleen Dale Mason p8. The Brighton Button Shop / Sadra Lanteri p9. The Macphersons in Church Street / Jessica Curtain p10. Temme’s Drapery Store / Elizabeth Paine p13. Audley Lilly: Brighton Grammar School Identity / Dr Jane Mayo Carolan p14. The old Brighton courthouse / Jo Jenkinson p15.

Dandenong Dandenong Historical Society: Gipps-Land gate P 994.51 DAND GIP Vol.44 No.1 APRIL 2017: Floods 1951 p1. Vale Thelma Keys p5. Norden Motor Body Works / Laurie McCoy p6. The Ordish family in Dandenong / Chris Keys p22. Harking back 75 years / Bev Pursell p36.

Echuca Echuca Historical Society: In touch P 994.54 ECHU INT Vol.9 No.1 MARCH 2017: Heritage plaques p1.

Hastings and Western Port Hastings Western Port Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.52 HAST HAS No. 89 MARCH 2017: Western Port mural p3.

Hawthorn Friends of the the Auburn Tower: Newsletter P 994.51 HAWT FRI Vol.10 No.2 SUMMER 2015: All that jazz with the Janet Arndt Quintet p1. 125th anniversary celebrations p2. Vale Evan Walker p2.

Hawthorn Friends of the the Auburn Tower: Newsletter P 994.51 HAWT FRI Vol.11 No.1 SPRING 2016: Then and now [Tupou College visit 1928] p1. Vale Kevin Hughes p2. Vale Val Bowman p2.

Healesville Healesville and District Historical Society: History news P 994.52 HEAL HEA MARCH 2017: History of rolling pins p2.

Koo-Wee-Rup Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.52 KOOW KOO No. 390 APRIL 2017: Back to Bayles, February 25 1967 Koo Wee Rup Sun March 1 1967 p3.

Kyneton Kyneton Historical Society: The chronicle P 994.53 KYNE NEW Vol.19 No.3 MAY 2017: Cathy’s tales of woe [Baynton mystery March 1900] p2. The churches of Kyneton [Congregational Church] p4. Mary’s sad tales [Emily Heffer] p5. Random reminiscences [Henry J Armstrong] p6. Robert Beauchamp p8.

Malvern Malvern Historical Society: Local history news P 994.51 MALV LOC No.66 MARCH 2017: Visit to the Armadale Baptist church p1. Views from Stonnington in the 1920s p2. Chas Hammond p4. Herbert Thomson and Australia’s first car p5. Stonnington History Centre tapestries p5. East Malvern Motorcycle Club-motorcross p6. Gilpin’s warehouse Belson Street East Malvern p6. Glenferrie [house] p7. Glencairn [house] p7.

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RECENT ADDITIONSMerbein Merbein District Historical Society: Merbein historian P 994.59 MERB MER

No.67 MARCH 2017: Vale: Ronald James Neville / Ralph Fletcher p3. Growin up in Merbein [Ian Hinks and the Hinks family in Merbein] / Ian Hinks p4. The dam the never eventuated [Chowilla Dam] / Max Whiting p9. Merbein High School reunion 1959-2017 / Kay Wagner p10. A centenary of policing in Merbein / Sergeant Vernon Harvey p11. Early history of policing in the Merbein district / Bernadette Wills p12.

Nhill Nhill and District Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.58 NHIL NHI No. 61 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016: Traditional owners of the land [Wotjoboluk people, Duff children, Jungunjinanuke, indigenous cricket team] p1. The soldier’s monument p5.

Oakleigh Oakleigh and District Historical Society: On Broadway P 994.51 OAKL ONB APRIL 2017: Feature article [William (Bill) Caudry Stanhope 1929-2016] H.G Gobbi p3.

St Kilda Friends of the St Kilda Cemetery: Cemetery conversations P 994.51 SKIL CEM APRIL 2017: Featured article: Major General Colin Hall Simpson p3.

Torquay Torquay Museum Withouth Walls: History matters P 994.52 TORQ HIS Vol. 2 No.1 APRIL 2017: A gathering of the tribes [Bells Beach surf competition] p4. Bell’s Belle: Gail Couper 10 times champ [women in Bells Beach surf competition] p7. The first to surf Bells [Joe Sweeny and the first surfers at Bells Beach] p10. Jericho Poppler: The wave dancer p13. The first Bells comp / Craig Baird p16. Springside [house] p18. Early Jan Juc and Bells Beach: Part 1 p20. Girlie [Mary Kathleen Alexander Bell] p24. Flashback [Max Steven’s memories of Torquay] / Max Stevens p27. Our beaches: From Jan Juc to Bells Beach p30. Mount Duneed: William Batten / Gwen Threlfell p32.

Whitehorse Whitehorse Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.51 WHIT WHI Series 25 no1. JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2017: Growing fruit in WWII / A Y Fitzmaurice p1. Vale Molly Bettina Stevenson / Chris Gray p2. Olympic memories [Bob and Bert Gardiner] p3. From the Blackthorn and Mitcham Reporter [February 8 1935] p5.

Whitehorse Whitehorse Historical Society: Newsletter P 994.51 WHIT WHI Series 25 No.2 MARCH APRIL 2017: Lest we forget Alwyn [Alwyn Terence Till] / A Y Fitzmaurice p1. History at twenty-four frames a second [the Story of the Kelly Gang] / Chris Gray p3. From the Blackburn and Mitcham Reporter [Friday 19 April 1935] p5.

New South Wales Other StatesBooks Wolseley’s Saddle Wolseley’s Saddle-A gateway to snow

country grazing / Ian Itter (2014)

Broken Hill Shadows from the Past [Broken Hill] / Paul Armstrong [donated by anon]

Paterson The Settlers of Paterson’s Plains / Cynthia Hunter (1997)

Springview One of These days........: Springview remembered / Charles Robinson (1994)

Sydney Mini Retro Sydney: The way we used to live / Ian Collis (2015)

Ulladulla Meet The Pioneers: Early families of the Milton Ulladullah District with photographs / Edwin Jones (1991)

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Northern Territory Books Alice Springs Alice Springs: From singing wire to iconic outback town / Stuart Traynor (2016)

Kakadu Kakadu: A heritage for the future (2000) [donated by Colin Davis]

Periodicals Historical Society of the Northern Territory: Journal of Northern Territory History P 994.2 JOU

No. 23 2012: Trophy moments on the frontier: Northern Territory horseracing, 1869-1911 / Matthew Stephen p1. Commonwealth control of non-indigenous and indigenous relations and mixed descent people in the Northern Territory, 1911-1939 / Ian McGinn p25. Jave La Grande, the Dieppe maps and the fourth alternative [french and dutch maps of Australia for the 16th century] / Pat Zalewski p42. Hurry up and wait: Life in the mounted police in the top end of the Northern Territory, 1870-1911 / Norm Cramp p60. Charles Darwin, Beagle, the discovery and naming of Port Darwin / Alan Powell p77.

Queensland Books Toowong Queensland Familiy History Society: Toowong Cemetery monumental inscription: Volume I

portions 1-7 / Joan Ainsworth (1988) [donated by Colin Davis]

Toowong Queensland Familiy History Society: Toowong Cemetery monumental inscription: Volume 3 portions 11-18 / Joan Ainsworth (1988) [donated by Colin Davis]

Toowong Queensland Familiy History Society: Toowong Cemetery monumental inscription: Volume 4 portions 19-30 / Joan Ainsworth (1988) [donated by Colin Davis]

Darling Downs The Darling Downs: A pictorial history, 1850-1950 / Maurice French, Duncan Waterson. (1980) [donation]

Edmonton Hambledon State School: Formerly Blackfellow’s Creek Provisional School: A souvenir booklet incorporating the history of the school and the Edmonton-Hambledon area (1987) [donated by Colin Davis]

Kolan The Story of Kolan / Don Dignan (1964)

Mundubbera Destination Mundubbera: A factual biography containing family profiles of Mundubbera Identities / Dan O’Brien (2004)

Numinbah Valley Numinbah Valley: A social and natural history 1840’s - 1988 / Pamela Hall, Donna Yaun & Noela Gilmont (1988)

Shoalwater Bay Shoalwater Bay: Settlers in a Queensland Wilderness / Betty Cosgrove (1996)

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RECENT ADDITIONS

South Australia Periodicals Historical Society of South Australia: History SA P 994.23 HIS

No.239 MARCH 2017: Discovering SA’s history [the ‘Petrified Native’ from Naracoorte, Adelaide dance scene from World War II] p4. Visiting SA’s History [Waite Arboretum] p6.

Tasmania Periodicals Tasmanian Historical Research Association: Papers and proceedings P 994.6 THR

Vol.64 No.1 APRIL 2017: A life on the stage (and a smidgen on film) / Noreen Le Mottee p4. Illuminating the Theatre Royal, 1837-1952 / Luke Agati p16. Hobart Town, 1816: Andrew Bent and the fermenting change / Criag Collins and Sally Bloomfield p30. The ‘invaluable art’ of swimming in the River Derwent and Hobart’s many swimming pools, 1803-1998 / Leonie Mickleborough p56.

Western Australia Books Kalgoorlie Daughters of Midas: Pioneer women of the Eastern Goldfields / Norma King (1992) [donated

by Colin Davis]

Art and Artists Books The Art of Glass / Geoffrey Edwards (1998)

The Second Landing: Dutch migrant artists in Australia / Erasmus Foundation (2016)? [donated by Diane Nicholas]

Peggy Glanville Hicks / Wendy Beckett (1992) [donated by Judith Dwyer]

Biographies Books Brothers in arms: The Great War letters of Captain Nigel Boulton R.A.M.C. and Lieut Stephen Boulton

A.I.F / Louise Wilson (editor) (2015)

A Masters Apprentice: Living in the 60s / Peter Tilbrook (2015)

Dying: A memoir / Cory Taylor (Stella Prize shortlist 2017) (2016)

The Hate Race [autobiography] / Maxine Beneba Clarke (Stella Prize shortlist 2017) (2016)

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RECENT ADDITIONSNature’s Line: George Goyder / Janis Sheldrick (2013)

From Corner to Corner: The line of Henry Colless / Adrian Mitchell (2016)

Golden Raub: Williams Story: the life and times of William Bibby, Australia gold miner, engineeer and pioneer (2014)

West of Centre: A journey of discovery into the heartland of Australia / Ray Ericksen (1972) [donated by Chris Carter]

Maud Crocker: An ordinary life in extraodinary times 1884-1970 / Anne Irwin (2015) [donated by Anne Irwin]

Family History Books The Birds of Huntingdonshire and Queensland: A family history / Joan Holt (1997) [donated by Colin

Davis]

Bibliography for Researching Irish Family History in the Victorian State Library / Kate Press (1994) [donated by Wendy Eldridge]

Dancing Through the Dasies [Nixon Family] / Mary Ann Willis (2017) [donated by Mary Ann Willis]

Military Histories Books Lemnos 1915: A nursing odyssey to Gallipoli (2011) [donated by Katrina Hedditch]

RAAF Bombers Over Germany 1941-42 / Anthony Cooper (2016)

Railways/Transport Books Ampol Touring Atlas of Australia (1969)

Old Portable Engines / Ken Arnold (2015)

Driven By Passion: Crown Coaches 50 years of service / David Brewster (2016) [donated by Steven Haby]

30 Days on Australia’s Railways: A Diary of September Journeys / David Burke (2014)

Rail Scene Victoria: Special edition. The very best of Lindsay Crow / edited by John Sargent (1997)

Standard Cars in Australia: 1907-1940 / Warwick Budd (2015)

Paddleboats of Australia / Peter Plowman (2014)

Old Stationary Engines: Identification guide / Ken Arnold (2015)

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Periodicals Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division: Newsrail P 385

NEW Vol.45 No.4 APRIL 2017: First tait motor coach tested under the wires at St Kilda in 1915 / Ian Cook p102. Platforms of the Healesville Railway / Andrew Blair p104. Yarra Glen platform facing restoration p106. Kew line addendum / Jeff Stocco p107. St Kilda Station and the railway trams: The Flinders Street to St Kilda railway: Part 2 / Kevin Hall p108.

Australian Railway Historical Society: Australian railway history P 385 AUS Vol.69 No.954 APRIL 2017: Firsts and lasts in WA: A photo essay marking 50 years of the Avon Valley Line / Phil Cross p4. Thomas R Firth, railway engineer: Part 2 Senior NSWGR Railway engineer / Tony Firth p9. Koorawatha-Grenfell branch line / Bob Scrymgeour p18. Opening dates for the great western railway between Penrith and Bathurst / Greg Blackwell p27.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 32 No. 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 Railways in Victoria in 1885 / Albert Issacs p3. Behind the scenes at Sydney Train Control / Geoff Lambert p6. Sydney Buses’ school bus routes / Geoff Lambert p11.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 33 No. 11 NOVEMBER 2016 Serving Canberra’s Woden Valley and Weston Creek / Hilaire Fraser p3. What branch line was that? Part 1 [Kalgoorlie-Kanowna; Sydney-Canberra; Adelaide-Pinnaroo; Melbourne-Wedderburn; Hobart-Oatlands; Sydney-Merriwa] / David Hennell p7.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 33 No. 12 DECEMBER 2016 What branch line was that? Part 2 [Brisbane-Dugandan; Adelaide-Hendon; Melbourne-Balranald; Cooktown-Laura; Melbourne-Yarra Junction-Powelltown] / David Hennell p8.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 33 No. 5 MAY 2016 Results of ATA’s first annual rail speed survey [Australian passenger train speeds] / Geoff Lambert p7. Who operates what [rail operators across Australia] / Victor Isaacs p11.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 33 No. 6 JUNE 2016 Working timetable bugs [Fruit Flyer and Sirex named goods trains in Victoria] / Geoff Lambert p3. The timetables that never were [Royal Train timetables] / Anthony McIlwain p9. Ebaso and tram working timetables [letters] / Ian Brady and Duncan MacAuslan p10. Terrible Australian Passenger Services / Jim Stokes p13.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 33 No. 8 AUGUST 2016 To the football: A six hour journey [football trains in Western Australia] / David Whiteford p12. Newcastle 100 [bus route] / Jim Wells p14.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 34 No. 1 JANUARY 2017 MS in a WTT [notes found in a working timetable] / Geoff Lambert p3. Flying along with the Fruit Flyer [Mildura goods trains] / Max Mitchell p4. Premium stations [Melbourne]: Historical notes on Premium Host Stations / Chris Banger p5. International airports [in Australia] / Jim Wells p11. You may not travel on that train: Victorian Railways WTTs 2 December 1945 & 2 October 1944 / Victor Isaacs p12.

The Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis Vol. 34 No. 2 FEBRUARY 2017 Australia’s first railway timetables / Geoff Lambert p3. MS found in a WTT - answered [notes found in a working timetable] / Tony McIlwain, Geoff Lambert, Stuart Kean, Billy Lewis p19

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RECENT ADDITIONSThe Times: A journal of timetable history and analysis

Vol. 34 No. 3 MARCH 2017 Shenanigans on the South Part 1: How Max made the XPT early / Max Mitchell, Geoff Lambert p3. Shenanigans on the South Part 2: A boon for the mileage collector / Victor Isaacs p5. Key Train Changers at Albury / Tim Fischer, AC p7. The 223 - one of Melbourne’s best bus routes? Yarraville to Highpoint Shopping Centre [includes the former Footscray tram route] / Geoff Mann p9.

Australian Bus Panorama Vol. 32 No. 6 MAY-JUNE 2017 New Melbourne bus contracts p4. A tale of two Kings: Holiday King Coaches [and] Holiday King Travel / Alan Ofak p5. History of Rennie’s Bus Lines [Box Hill bus company] / Paul Kennelly p9. Where it all began: The Victorian Motor Omnibus Urban and Country Act 1927 and the Motor Omnibus Act 1928: A brief summary of original regional and rural bus routes in Victoria. Part 3: Routes 112 onwards / Steven Haby p12.

Politics and Government Books Jeff: The rise and fall of a political phenomenon / Tony Parkinson (2000)

The Secret Cold War: The official history of ASIO 1975-1989 / John Blaxland & Rhys Crawley (2016)

Company Histories Books Akubra: Handcrafted history / Neil Montagnana-Wallace. (2016)

Breakfast Barons, Cereal Critters and the Rosenhain and Lipmann legacy / Craig L. Hall (2002)

Sunshine Harvester Works: Hugh V. McKay agricultural icon / Ken Arnold. Revised edition. (2013)

Cyclops Toys Through the Years: Australia’s childhood icon / Marjory Faignes (1997)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Second World War: An outline of the Bank’s principal war-time activities from the outbreak of war in September, 1939, to the termination of hostilities in September, 1945 (1947) [donated by Colin Davis]

Selling By Not Selling [Jim’s Group] / Jim Penman (2013) [donated by Jim’s Group]

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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.