accession	Class	Title	first name	Author	Subject	Date	Notes	stories
248	610.3 COP	A dictionary of practical medicine : comprising general pathology, the nature and treatment of diseases, morbid structures, and the disorders especially incidental to climates, to the sex, and to the different epochs of life; ...	James	COPLAND	Medical	1844	Volumes 2 and 3 of a 3 volume set. Numbered 248a and 248b.	Represents medical thinking in the 1850s. Pre. Pasteur, pre. anaesthesia, pre. knowledge of bacteria;- e.g Infection communication of disease from the sick to the healthy by a morbid miasma or exhalation diffused in the air. Contagion transmission of a specific malady by immediate or mediate contact. Realisation of lack of knowledge. Difficult to sort out but presents Western medicine on the verge of the scientific age
1118	617.7 MAY	A Manual of Diseases of the Eye	Charles H.	MAY	Medical	1908	Presented by Lt. Col. F.W. Kendle, R.A.M.C, 17/10/27	Lt. Colonel Frederick Wellesley Kendle. The Heritage Library at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute contains many interesting medical books and journals dating back to the early 18th century. In particular there are some 20 volumes belonging to Lt. Colonel Frederick Wellesly Kendle, a doctor who resided in Ballarat for a time but did not practise here. These text books were later presented to the Mechanics Institute, some containing notes that he had made during his career. He was born in England in 1852 and was a student at Kings Lynne in 1861. In 1871 he is recorded living in Tottenham Court road as an apprentice to an apothecary in the Borough of Pancras. In 1881 he was a medical student at Kings College Hospital and he must have been an exceptional student as volumes of Medical and Surgical text books contain the plates recording them as being awarded as prizes from the Hospital. He practised in South Molton, Devonshire and is recorded as a surgeon and became involved with the Military in 1910 serving as the 6th Battalion Medical Officer in Devon. His son, George, died in 1915, killed on the first day of the Gallipoli campaign. Ralph Picot from Ballarat visited the family in 1911 and married his daughter Joyce. Following his career with the RAMC he returned from India to become the RMO at the Rehabilitation hospital in Keswick. He and his wife came to Australia in 1926 following his retirement and lived in Webster street for a time. His wife, Mary died in 1927 and is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery. He then lived in Victoria Avenue and moved to a retirement home in Adelaide where he not only acted as Medical Officer but also indulged in his hobby of wood carving. He died in 1945 and is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery with his wife. (Thanks to Joan Hunt and Roger Burrows For their assistance in the preparation of this article.) John Garner 2017
1205	220 BIB	The breeches Bible			Religion	1585	A gift from Miss M. J. Lacy , 26 Bevan st. Balwyn E . 8 per VenerableArchdeacon J.Best Ref BMI Minutes ID M1545 Monthly Meeting 22/06/1959 Family Bible. Dated 1585. Listingsof families. Davison Woodhouse Morley Thomas. Printer- Christopher Barker Printer to Queen	Contributor Roger Burrows:- We have only three mainstream religions that are focussed on books , Judaism, Christianity and Mohammedanism . Other religions have their sacred writings but do not hold them in the same authority as the Book -religions do with their sacred tomes and the Breeches Bible represents a turning point in both political and religious power in the troubled times of the16th. and early 17th. Centuries in England . Tyndale began to translate the new testament in 1523 into English with much opposition from the clergy indeed he had to flee to Europe and hide to continue his work and finished around 1534 two years later he was put to death and his body burned .After Henry VIII broke with the Roman Church and declared himself head of the English church in 1537 the English awoke one day to find that they now had two versions of the bible one by Tyndale and one by Coverdale his version being called the Great Bible because of its size ostensibly . Then came Mary and her persecution of things protestant and burning of the English language bibles. This onslaught forced the English scholars to flee to Europe and mainly around Geneva where they found untrammelled access to material for scholarly study and produced a new version called the Geneva Bible the first to be printed with verses .This was an excellent version and it is the bible of Shakespeare , Knox , Calvin and the pilgrim fathers and of the old Scottish church and was printed in Edinburgh . It was small enough to be carried around unlike the Great Bible ,it was first to be mechanically printed and so was considerably cheaper than previous editions and never received full royal patronage only tacit approval . However it was extremely popular and even after James decreed his version to be the official one the Geneva continued to be printed and 1599 seemed to be a year of extraordinary output . Our book is a Geneva Bible with the nickname The Breeches Bible that came about by the translation of Genesis 3:7 by Whittingham, Gilby and Sampson in 1579 and they sewed figge-tree leaves together and made themselves breeches There are many names given to bibles due to translation differences or errata and is an amusing subject in itself .
1358	616.9513 BEA	Constitutional syphilis : being a practical illustration of the disease in its secondary and tertiary phases	James George	BEANEY	Medical	1872	"With the Author's compliments" on title page. Illus.	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. A detailed description of the disease of syphilis in the 1870s and accepted treatment at the time, mainly mercury, plus illustrations.
1606	610 AST	On the venereal diseases		ASTRUC	Medical	1740	Missing title page. Two volumes bound as one.	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. A treatise by the Physician to the then King of France dated 1740 (1754) On the Venereal Disease . Very difficult to read, needs further study as it represents the knowledge and treatment of the illness at that time.
1940	610 CHA	The Student's Guide to the Practice of Medicine	M.	CHARTERIS	Medical	1881	illustrations	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. A very interesting medical textbook, essentially for students, probably about 4 years behind the times. Presented to Kendle in 1883. Very useful for medical historians with accepted treatments for specific illnesses
2017	617.6 HAR	The principles and practice of dental surgery	Chapin	HARRIS	Medical	1853		Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Dentistry in the mid 19th century. (Note 5th edition, 1877 chloroform, ether and nitrous oxide in use for anaesthesia.)
3025	616 CRO	Diseases of the skin : their description, pathology, diagnosis and treatment with special reference to the skin eruptions of children and an analysis of twelve thousand cases of skin disease	H. Radcliffe	CROCKER	Medical	1893	index, illus.	An extensive test book of skin diseases. Must have been very difficult for students as few pictures. (Kendle)
3108	610 LIT	Lithotomy : its successes and its dangers. Being a verbatim report from shorthand notes of an inquest held before the city coroner			Medical	1876	illus.	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Report of an inquest in view of a letter from a surgeon in the Argus criticising the lithotomy operation performed for a large stone via the perineum.
3514	612.64 ELL	Man and woman : a study of human secondary sexual characters	Havelock	ELLIS	Medical	1894	index, illus.	A classic treatise of a previously taboo subject.
3938	550 ABE	Collection of minerals from all parts of the world	A.T.	ABEL	Science	1870	Hand written note book. All entries now on database as 'BMI Mineral collection.' This is a calalogue of the original Ballaarat Mechanics collection that was dispersed in 1873 to the School of Mines (Refer Speilvogal papers) See also book no. 36786.	In the 1909 Souvenir booklet of the BMI, it states that ' Very early in our history it was determined to establish a Museum in connection with mining; and Professor Abel, heartily co-operating, offered to prepare a collection of 240 mineral specimens, to be classified and catalogued by him, on condition that the proper cases for their reception and exhibition should be supplied by the committee. The offer was of course gratefully accepted. Professor Abel from time to time gave additional specimens, including two most valuable ones, being large slabs of sandstone bearing the imprints of antediluvian reptiles. Unfortunately, the space at their disposal prevented the committee following up the movement in that direction, and shortly after the establishment of the School Of Mines, the collection was sent to that now famous institution.' The Speilvogal papers show dispersion in 1873. The entries in the handwritten notebook are now on our database and can be viewed here. Lending library book 36786 A German mineralogist in gold-rush Australia : August Theodor Abel (1802-1882) Geraldine McMullen Abel specimens.htm http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Abel-specimens.htm (Go to Database tests)
3985	929 STE	Records of a family of engineers	Robert Louis	STEVENSON	Biography	1912		This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), novelist and poet, was descended from a famous Scottish engineering family. His grandfather Robert, his father Thomas, two uncles and a cousin were all noted engineers, particularly known for their lighthouses. This book is a diary of lighthouse building (not to be confused with the Stephenson brothers who built the first successful railway steam engine in Britian, the Stephenson Rocket. The Bella Bathurst book No. 6276 dewey 623.89BAT 'The lighthouse Stevensons : the extraordinary story of the building of the Scottish lighthouses by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson' is a year 2000 publication of extracts of the original.
4423	611 GRA	Anatomy : descriptive and surgical	Henry	GRAY	Medical	1890	Index, illus.	Classical anatomy textbook.
8497	610 KNA	Recreations of an Australian surgeon	Samuel T.	KNAGGS	Medical	1888		Contributed by Dr. John Garner. A collection of essays re. spiritualism, phrenology, diphtheria etc. (MOH NSW)
8888	616 HEA	On internal tumours: their characteristic distinctions, and diagnosis	Walter Balls	HEADLEY	Medical	1876	Index	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Mostly deals with intra-abdominal cysts with multiple case reviews. Difficult to interpret.
8903	614.6 ROB	Cremation and urn-burial	W.B.	ROBINSON	Medical	1889	Illustrations Title page is missing. Author is written in on contents page	A discussion of methods of burial and cremation. Contains an article re. infection
8908	613.7 LAG	Physiology of bodily exercise	Fernand	LAGRANGE	Medical	1889		A discussion on the value of and the consequences thereof.
8914	612.7 WIL	The right hand: left-handedness	Daniel, Sir	WILSON	Medical	1891	illustrations	A history of left handedness. Sir Daniel Wilson, Toronto. (Archaeologist and ethnolologist
8920	613.2 LAS	Calisthenics: or the elements of bodily culture on pestalozzian principles	Henry de	LASPEE	Medical	1845	illustrations	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. An expose of calisthenics as practised in the mid 19th century. (Interest re, South St Competition?)
8924	613 ANS	Stimulants and narcotics, their mutual relations: with special researches on the action of alcohol, ether and chloroform on the vital organism	Francis E.	ANSTIE	Medical	1864		Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Physician, Westminster Hospital. Discusses work of Bernard, Brown- Sequard and Lister. Anaesthetics Ether and Chloroform.
8946	610 EVE	Doctors and Doctors: some curious chapters in medical history and quackery	Graham	EVERITT	Medical	1888	Spine and covers mended color plate	Whimsical historical medical dissertations.
9044	612 ROS	General physiology of muscles and nerves	Dr I.	ROSENTHAL	Medical	1881	Index, Illustrations	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. A description of the investigation of neuro muscular interaction using electrical impulses
9960	612.84 LEW	The physiology of common life	George Henry	LEWES	Medical	1859	Pages loose. Title pages missing v.II Index (end v.II). Illus. Record nos. 9960a,b	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Interesting as it represents the degree of understanding of physiology in in 1860 ( say 1856 as text books usually 4 years behind!) What is known, thought and what requires further elucidation
9975	420 NEW	A new English dictionary on historical principles : founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological Society	James A.H.	MURRAY	Language	1888	13 vol. set including supplement Record nos. 9975a-m	This set of 13 volumes is the original oxford English Dictionary, known as the New English Dictionary in the first edition. The BMI subscribed to the series which took around 20 years to finally get to Z and the Index. Ther volumes were shipped from England to the BMI as they were produced, with the covers and boards finished by various Ballarat bookbinders, hence the difference in finish of some volumes and the gold lettering. This is a complete and original set, and each of the 23 volumes can be valued at $450 to $500 on the present market.(Bookfinder.com) The book, No. 9475 dewey 362.2092WIN 'The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the love of words' in the BMI lending library, tells the story of the construction and production of this valuable resource .
30210	A823.4 WAL	The gone-away man	Lucy	WALKER	Literature	1969		Volumes: Shining River, The River is Down, Joyday for Jodie, Reaching for the Stars, Girl Alone, The Man from Outback, Home at Sundown, all donated to Little River Mechanics Institute to add to their Lucy Walker Collection.
35254	615.5 PER	The elements of materia medica and therapeutics	Jonathan	PEREIRA	Medical	1855	v.II, pt. I, II Contains illustrations v.II pt.II is in poor condition	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Volume 1. Extensive coverage of the understanding of disease and treatments at that time mid 19th century.
35504	821 MAC	Daffy-down-dilly	Constance	MACKNESS	Literature	1937		16/2/23 from Ms Georgie Wilbe - Grand neice of Constance Mackness Great feminist, brought up in Tuenna ( gold mining town ) . She won a scholar ship to girls school in Sydney and to Sydney University. She became a school teacher and taught at Warwick P.L.C. She was Headmistress for 32 years..
35604	615 PAR	Pharmacologia : comprehending the art of prescribing upon fixed an scientific principles; together with the history of medical substances	J.A.	PARIS	Medical	1822	v. I of 2 vols. See p.17 for origin of the symbol "Rx" on prescriptions (illus. of same)	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. Essentially a pharmacopeia dated1822 with a preliminary section debunking previous theories and practices and introducing the desirability of scientific principles. This volume represents the commencement of the replacement of the old teachings regarding the humoral theory, the place of planets in prescribing and the doctrine of signatures.
35657	616 CHA	Dr. Chase's recipes	A.W.	CHASE	Medical	1874	Pages missing	Contributed by Dr. John Garner. An incredible document of the 1870s prepared before the concept of germs and micro-organisms. Descriptions of diseases, methods of treatment, nuesing, diet and medicine recipes. Also care of animals and dogs, advice on business management, cosmetics, bee keeping etc.!
35819	617 ERI	The science and art of surgery : a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases and operations	John Eric	Erichsen	Medical	1877	Two volumes - Vol. I - 35819a, Vol. II - 35819b (poor condition) presented by Lt. Col. F. W. Kendle RAMC illustrations	A clear and concise practical surgical textbook re. surgery at that time. (A presentation to Kendle) ........ Lt. Colonel Frederick Wellesley Kendle. The Heritage Library at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute contains many interesting medical books and journals dating back to the early 18th century. In particular there are some 20 volumes belonging to Lt. Colonel Frederick Wellesly Kendle, a doctor who resided in Ballarat for a time but did not practise here. These text books were later presented to the Mechanics Institute, some containing notes that he had made during his career. He was born in England in 1852 and was a student at Kings Lynne in 1861. In 1871 he is recorded living in Tottenham Court road as an apprentice to an apothecary in the Borough of Pancras. In 1881 he was a medical student at Kings College Hospital and he must have been an exceptional student as volumes of Medical and Surgical text books contain the plates recording them as being awarded as prizes from the Hospital. He practised in South Molton, Devonshire and is recorded as a surgeon and became involved with the Military in 1910 serving as the 6th Battalion Medical Officer in Devon. His son, George, died in 1915, killed on the first day of the Gallipoli campaign. Ralph Picot from Ballarat visited the family in 1911 and married his daughter Joyce. Following his career with the RAMC he returned from India to become the RMO at the Rehabilitation hospital in Keswick. He and his wife came to Australia in 1926 following his retirement and lived in Webster street for a time. His wife, Mary died in 1927 and is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery. He then lived in Victoria Avenue and moved to a retirement home in Adelaide where he not only acted as Medical Officer but also indulged in his hobby of wood carving. He died in 1945 and is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery with his wife. (Thanks to Joan Hunt and Roger Burrows For their assistance in the preparation of this article.) John Garner 2017
35941	615.5 PER	The elements of materia medica and therapeutics	Jonathan	PEREIRA	Medical	1855	v.II, pt.I & 2 Illus.	Volume 2
60505	382 AUS	Australian directory of exports		ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF AUSTRALIA	Economics	1966	illus.94 Australian directory of Exports . Indexed.	Contains John Valves Pty. Ltd. history brochure as a separate item