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Elizabeth O'callaghan Prahran mechanics’ institute victorian history library Newsletter no 69 - February 201 1 IInsidenside ANNUAL BRUCE TURNER LECTURE: Around the Library 2 Writing History: Feat. Elizabeth O’Callaghan 5 Short History Prize 6 Books Etcetera 7 Historic Happenings 11 Jenny Davies About the PMI: winner of the 2010 Victorian Community History Award and 140 High Street, Prahran (PO Box 1080 the 2010 Melbourne Award for Individual Contribution to Profi le Windsor VIC 3181) Ph/Fax (03) 9510 3393 [email protected] Beyond the Façade www.pmi.net.au Patron: Keith Dunstan OAM Flinders Street, more than just a railway station Open: M-F 9.30am-4.30pm Beyond the Façade Sat 9.30am-1.00pm Membership: explores the 100 year history of $12 individual $10 student/pensioner Flinders Street Station. $30 institutional Feedback/suggestions for this newsletter Th e history includes the social, may be directed to writer/compiler commercial and architectural Christine Worthington ISSN: 1836 2567 (print) history of the station with a 1836-2559 (pdf online) Published quarterly. particular emphasis on the establishment of the Victorian Railways Institute. 7.00pm, Wednesday 16 March 2011 at the PMI Library, 140 High Street, Prahran (Melway 2L H12) This newsletter is sponsored by Seats are limited - Bookings ESSENTIAL - 9510 3393 or [email protected] Windsor ® Community Bank Australian Heritage Week Branch is a new annual national celebration & Prahran Market of Australia’s unique heritage branch which will run from Thu 14 April - Wed 20 April 2011. 111 Chapel Street, Windsor, VIC 3181 To fi nd out how you can participate Ph 9510 9311 and lend the PMI a helping hand see p. 11. www.windsorcommunity. com.au Prahran mechanics’ institute victorian history library newsletter 1 Around the Library Of Elizabeth’s work the judges said: Alien to us on St Edmonds Road, opposite the PMI, was for was chosen because of its original subject matter, sale. In conjunction with these investigations, and because it was well written, interestingly and the Committee decided to seek some preliminary clearly presented using original sources giving an advice on redeveloping the Chapel Street property insight into a specifi c historical episode, exploring with a multi-level building that would include a the relationships between the two groups of people. new PMI. The following entrants received commendations In October 2010, the Committee discussed for their work: the issue of leaving the current site earlier than Graham Goulding for A Short History of Moe & expected, thus offering Swinburne University Newborough the option of buying the PMI out of the lease. Murray Houghton for Destination Warrandyte 1851 Swinburne were not interested in this proposal. to 1876: A Tortuous Path to Local Government The Committee continued to investigate the Marilyn Kenny for Kaleno for Parish of Doutta Galla feasibility of redeveloping the Chapel Street The above entrants received a certifi cate and a PMI properties and sought expert advice from voucher. qualified architects. In addition to this lively Details of the 2011 Short History Prize can be discussion, the Committee decided to start found on page 6 of this newsletter. All enquiries to negotiating the purchase of 39 St Edmonds Road, Tim: [email protected] or 9510 3393. Prahran following a visit to the site by a number Loans to Historical Groups of Committee members. At the PMI we are very aware of the diffi culty In November 2010, negotiations between members have accessing our collection when they the PMI and the vendor of 39 St Edmonds Road live some distance from the library. Arranging inter- continued, with assistance from our solicitor library loans can be a good way for remote users to and real estate agent. Various issues arose, all access books, but if you want to borrow regularly this of which led to further debate and discussion way it can work out to be expensive. between the Committee and the vendors and our In 2011 are running a pilot project with the Narre own solicitors. Warren Family History Group to effectively distribute As discussions on the possible purchase of 39 loans to the group’s members via direct loans to St Edmonds Road continued, so did the planning the group. This type of arrangement with historical for future building works at Chapel Street. groups could make the PMI library collection much Safety inspections had been carried out following more accessible to members of historical groups an inspection of the premises by a number of throughout Victoria. Committee members. Various reports were If you or your historical group are interested in requested and the results of the reports were fi nding out about the progress and results of this pilot discussed and actioned by the Committee. project, or if you are interested in being involved in Also in November, the image or branding of such a project in the future, contact us library@pmi. the PMI was discussed and it was decided that the Promotions Committee should meet and net.au or 9510 3393. discuss how best to market the PMI. Discussions News from the committee also continued about how best to invest our funds following the sale of our premises on High In September 2010, the Committee discussed Street to Swinburne University. The return on a number of issues including the leases at our two our investments and forward planning for the Chapel Street properties; the costs associated possible redevelopment of the Chapel Street with purchasing and/or leasing premises in and properties and/or the purchase of new premises around the Prahran Town Hall area; seeking was highlighted and discussed with all finance advice on development potential of our Chapel matters in mind. Street properties; and investigating the purchase of a property in St Edmonds Road, Prahran. Pmi press update The Committee sought legal advice with regards Work continues on the book ‘Beginnings ..’ by to the current lease agreements with our tenants Frank Hutchinson, which is now taking shape. in Chapel Street, to ascertain if the leases could Much of this work has involved extensive revision be altered to allow the PMI to undertake building of the text by Mr Hutchinson with amendments made works to possibly move the PMI into the buildings. at regular meetings with PMI Press administrator The discussions were fruitful, and the Committee Christine Worthington. The text has now been decided that it is in the PMI’s best interests to let formatted and illustrations and permissions to use the current leases continue and be reviewed once have been sought and nearly all gathered. they come up for renewal. This project was made possible by a Victorian The Committee undertook to gather information government Victoria175 grant, and we will shortly about properties in the vicinity of the Prahran Town submit a progress report to the grant body. Hall that have either recently been sold or let. The Further details and an interview with Mr data gathered will help the Committee decide how Hutchinson will appear in the ‘Writing History’ of to proceed with any future purchase or leasing the next (May) issue of the PMI newsletter. We look of premises for the PMI. With this information forward to a launch before mid year. at hand, the Committee noted that a property Prahran mechanics’ institute victorian history library newsletter 3 Around the Library Each year during National Volunteer Week our Volunteers News volunteers receive a NVW theme thank you card and 2010 Volunteer Stats small gift from the PMI. The overall statistics for the 2010 volunteer If you are interested in volunteering at the contribution are as follows: PMI do let us know [email protected] or 9510 7 books indexed (with a further 6 in process) 3393 or visit the Volunteer Page of our website: 250 pamphlets delivered http://www.pmi.net.au/volunteer.htm 879 hours of work in the library (including newsletter mailings, book care, collection security, History week 2010 archives scanning, cataloguing tasks and other We would like to say a very big thank you to all duties). those who helped to make last year’s History Week International Volunteer Day such a success including Peter Wolfenden of the We had a successful International Volunteer Day Wireless Institute of Australia, Gerry Kennedy and luncheon in December, and we hope that all those Mike Trickett of the Cinema & Theatre Historical volunteers in attendance had a great day. We are Society, and Bruce Turner, for his very interesting very grateful that PMI patron Keith Dunstan OAM and informative lecture on the history of Victoria was able to join us and also in attendance were PMI Barracks. President Cr John Chandler and Vice President Chris Thanks also to the following people and Michalopoulos. organisations: Swinburne University for its kind At our annual International Volunteer Day we permission to use a room at the university for acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and the annual Picture Show; Judith Buckrich and contribution made by our volunteers across several the Professional Historians Association for their aspects of library operation including collection care contribution to the Short History Prize; Prahran and maintenance, archives preservation, library Historical & Arts Society for its joint presentation of promotion and cataloguing and collections support the lecture by Bruce Turner on 30 Oct. work. We must also applaud and acknowledge the All volunteers received a certifi cate denoting their efforts and initiative of the Royal Historical Society of individual contributions to the library for 2010. Victoria in its creation of such a vehicle for its affi liate Thanks to our amazing volunteer team we look societies to promote history in Victoria. forward to another big year in the library as a number of massive projects steam towards their realisation this year.
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