a/ Re-Dedication of the Bendigo Temple, View Street, Bendigo. By M. Wor. Bro. Major General, Sir Robert Risson, C.B.E., D.S.O. O.St.J., E.D. Grand Master and Grand Officers. Saturday, October 19th 1974. Bendigo Lodges A. F. & A. Masons of Victoria. Golden & Corinthian No. 7, Zenith No. 52, Sandhurst No. 194, Corona No. 195, Composite No. 314, Bendigo City No. 714. Re-Dedication Team Presiding Officer: M.W.Bro. Sir. Robert Risson, G.M. Deputy Grand Master R.W.Bro. C. R. B. James, D.G.M. Grand Master of Ceremonies V.W.Bro. L. Retchford, G.D.C. Senior Grand Warden R.W.Bro. L. G. Grant, S.G.W. Junior Grand Warden R.W.Bro. A. J. L. W. Greenwood, J.G.W.Grand Chaplain V.W.Bro. Rev. J.R. Lawton, G.Chap. Grand Supt. Of Works V.W.Bro. F. C. Galbraith, G I.Wkgs. Grand Secretary R.W.Bro. G. W. Jackson, P.D.G.M., G.Sec. Grand Deacons for Dedication Wor.Bro. B. A. McMillian, S.G.D. and Wor.Bro. D. E. Plaisted, J.G.D. Grand Sword Bearer Wor.Bro. J. R. Evans, G.Swd.B. Gand Organist Wor.Bro. J. N. Cowan, G.Org. Grand Pursuivant Wor.Bro. A. A. Eagle, A.G.Purs. Grand Herald Wor. Bro. P. J. Grenfell, P.G.Std.B., G.Her. Censer Stewards Wor. Bro. H. J. Blunden, G.Stwd. And Wor.Bro. B. D. Cross, G.Stwd. Historical, Brief History on Bendigo Masonic Temple, View Street, Bendigo, 1874-1974. Local historian, Bro. J. N. Macartney, in his book had this to say:- ''The Masonic Hall is by far the grandest building in Sandhurst (Bendigo), and a fitting and right noble home for such an Order to place their ark in. The building is one on the pure Corinthian order, lofty without, and spacious within; therein is the finest Assembly Hall out of Melbourne Town Hall. What an imposing façade, with its tapering columns rearing the graceful acanthus-leaf capitals 40 feet. . . . With the growth of Freemasonry in Bendigo, new Craft Lodges were established, as were lodges of higher degrees. At present the following lodges use the Temple and hall facilities:- Golden & Corinthian Lodge No. 7. Zenith Lodge, No. 52. Sanhurst Lodge, No. 194. Corona Lodge No. 195. The Lodge Composite, No. 314. Bendigo City Lodge, No. 714. The Bendigo Lodge of Mark Master Masons, No. 12. Royal Golden Chapter, No. 3. The Bendigo Royal Ark Mariner Lodge, No. 12. The Bendigo Conclave, No. 143. Bendigo Masonic Lodge of Instruction, No. 14. Bendigo Sovereign Council, No. 16. Bendigo Sovereign Chapter No. 32. The National Trust of Australia has done much to preserve our heritage for the succeeding generations. In 1972 the Masonic Temple and Hall Received their ''D'' Classification. . . Program. Toasts and Harmony. Bro. C. Phillips. Wor. Bro. D. L. Killian, P.J.G.D. Bro. R. D. McPherson. b/ (letter) 3 Brodie St. Bendigo 3550. 28.10.1974. The Secretary, Bendigo Branch, RHSV, Bendigo. Dear Miss Parry, Bendigo Masonic Hall, The enclosed programme contains a short history of the above, and comes to your Society with the compliments of the Board of Management of the Bendigo Masonic Hall. Yours sincerely, Alex M Stone.a/ re-dedication of the bendigo temple, view street, bendigo. by m. wor. bro. major general, sir robert risson, c.b.e., d.s.o. o.st.j., e.d. grand master and grand officers. saturday, october 19th 1974. bendigo lodges a. f. & a. masons of victoria. golden & corinthian no. 7, zenith no. 52, sandhurst no. 194, corona no. 195, composite no. 314, bendigo city no. 714. re-dedication team presiding officer: m.w.bro. sir. robert risson, g.m. deputy grand master r.w.bro. c. r. b. james, d.g.m. grand master of ceremonies v.w.bro. l. retchford, g.d.c. senior grand warden r.w.bro. l. g. grant, s.g.w. junior grand warden r.w.bro. a. j. l. w. greenwood, j.g.w.grand chaplain v.w.bro. rev. j.r. lawton, g.chap. grand supt. of works v.w.bro. f. c. galbraith, g i.wkgs. grand secretary r.w.bro. g. w. jackson, p.d.g.m., g.sec. grand deacons for dedication wor.bro. b. a. mcmillian, s.g.d. and wor.bro. d. e. plaisted, j.g.d. grand sword bearer wor.bro. j. r. evans, g.swd.b. gand organist wor.bro. j. n. cowan, g.org. grand pursuivant wor.bro. a. a. eagle, a.g.purs. grand herald wor. bro. p. j. grenfell, p.g.std.b., g.her. censer stewards wor. bro. h. j. blunden, g.stwd. and wor.bro. b. d. cross, g.stwd. historical, brief history on bendigo masonic temple, view street, bendigo, 1874-1974. local historian, bro. j. n. macartney, ''the masonic hall the grandest building in sandhurst (bendigo), corinthian order, finest assembly hall. golden & corinthian lodge no. 7. zenith lodge, no. 52. sanhurst lodge, no. 194. corona lodge no. 195. the lodge composite, no. 314. bendigo city lodge, no. 714. the bendigo lodge of mark master masons, no. 12. royal golden chapter, no. 3. the bendigo royal ark mariner lodge, no. 12. the bendigo conclave, no. 143. bendigo masonic lodge of instruction, no. 14. bendigo sovereign council, no. 16. bendigo sovereign chapter no. 32. national trust of australia preserve our heritage. in 1972 received their ''d'' classification. . . program. toasts and harmony. bro. c. phillips. wor. bro. d. l. killian, p.j.g.d. bro. r. d. mcpherson. b/ (letter) 3 brodie st. bendigo 3550. 1974. bendigo branch, rhsv, bendigo. miss parry, programme short history board of management of the bendigo masonic hall., alex m stone.

Short history of the Long Gully Fie Brigade by G A Ellis. The brigade started in 1873 and was disbanded in 1932. The brigades's main appliance was a cart or reel pulled by the men. The men used to practice in Creeth Street and later there were competitions with other brigades. A new station was built in 1905. It was decided to close Long Gully and keep Golden Square Brigade.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade, long gully mechanics institute, mr j grenfell, mr j neal, white hills cemetery, sandhurst city brigade, st matthews church, american gully, easter fair, buffalo lodge hall, rose of australia hotel, bendigo council, g a ellis

Contract of sale of real estate between Mr. R.A. Santon (vendor) and Mr. A.L. & A.K. Stringer (purchaser) dated 17th, July, 1962. Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. E.S. Cahill & Son, View Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Property: Lot 21, Mahon Avenue, Bendigo, being lot 21 on plan of subdivision no. 31961 lodged in the office of titles parish of Sandhurst and being the whole of the land comprised in certificate of title volume 8310 folio 930 having a frontage of 53 feet to Mahon Avenue by a depth of 120 feet. Price 550 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 11th January, 1956 between Mr. W. S. Bond (vendor) and Mr. R. B. Scott (purchaser). Property: surface and down to a depth of 50 feet below the surface of that piece of land being lot 71 on plan of subdivision lodged in the office of titles No. 16993 being part of Crown allotment 441B section H Parish of Sandhurst city of Bendigo and situate Corner Neale & Burrell Streets, Bendigo, together with brick dwelling, all sundry outbuildings, all floor coverings, all blinds, all electric light fittings and shades, Hoover washing machine, all curtains except those in the 2 front rooms and electric stovette. Price: 3,950 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 25th August, 1956 between Mr. A. T. & Mrs. I. M. H. James (vendor) and Mr. J. H. Strange (purchaser). Property: lot 1 on plan of subdivision no. 19491 lodged in the office of titles being part of Crown allotment 24 Parish of Sandhurst County of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 7646 folio 003 and situate Beischer Street, Bendigo, together with 5 roomed weatherboard dwelling, all sundry outbuildings, all floor coverings, blinds, curtains, Metro fridge, "Mettres" electric range, Hoover washing machine and all electric light fittings and shades. Price: 2,780 pounds. Attached 5 hand written notes .organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 24th February, 1956 between Mrs. D. I. Smith (vendor) and Mr. A. W. & Mrs. N. Pulfer (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: E. C. Cohen. Solicitor for purchaser: Hyett, Willis & Hyett. Property: land being lot 13on plan of subdivision No. 21180 lodged in the office of titles, being part of Crown allotment 457 section H Parish of Sandhurst described in certificate of title volume7793 folio 150 and situate No. 3 Margaret Crescent, Bendigo, together with brick veneer dwelling and all sundry. Price: 5,500 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 9th February 1955 between Mr. R. J. Sanderson (vendor) and Mr. L. A. Pitson (purchaser). Property: Lot 55 on plan of subdivision No. 16998 lodged in the office of titles, having a frontage to Burrell Street of 50 feet by a depth of 140 feet, being part of Crown allotment 432 section H Parish of Sandhurst County of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 7314 folio 636 and situate Burrell Street, Bendigo, together with the fencing thereon. Price: 425 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 12th January, 1955n Mr. L. W. & Mrs. L. M. Dennis (vendor) and Mrs. A. M. Praetz (purchaser). Property: land delineated and coloured purple on the map in the margin being lot 11 on plan of subdivision 21180 lodged in the office of titles being part of Crown allotment 457 section H Parish of Sandhurst, City of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 7793 folio 149 and situate 7 Margaret Crescent, Bendigo, together with 5 rooms weatherboard dwelling and all sundry buildings on said land, also all floor coverings, blinds and electric light fittings and shades. Price: 4,150 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Copies of Photographs from - Views of Bendigo by Nicholas Caire Originals in Box 13 No.1 Sandhurst east/ City Reserve x 2 No 2 New Chum Line of Reef No 3 Sandhurst to North from top of Masonic Hall No.4 Hustler's Line of Reef No.5 Battery of stampers for crushing quartz x 2 No.6 View Sandhurst from top of Masonic Hall x 2 No.7 Excavation Quartz Reef, Ironbark Hill. No 8 St. Paul's Church. No.9 View Camp Reserve from Court House. No.10 View of Nth. Old Chum. No.11 View Camp Hill near the Lodge x 2 No.12 Garden Gully. No.13 Shamrock Hotel, Sandhurst. No.14 View from Court House, east end Pall Mall. No.15 Wesleyan Church, Golden Square x 2 No.16 Savings Bank, Sandhurst No.17 Bendigo District Hospital. No.18 Interior Wesleyan Church x 2 No.19 View Golden Square township. No.20 The Town Hall, Sandhurst. No 21 The City Hotel,Sandhurst. No 22 Pall Mall Sandhurst, No 23 Sandhurst City Market No 24 Pall Mall looking west x 2 No 25 Camp Hill x 2 No 26 Charing Cross No 27 View Sandhurst. x 2 No 28 Long Gully. No 29 Railway station and sheds No 30 Cemetery Back Ck. No 31 Kock's Pioneer Quartz Crushing Plant Long Gully. No 32 Masonic Hall. No 33 Bendigo Benevolent Asylum. No 34 Bendigo Flat. No 35 Old Chum Hill x 2 No 36 New Chum Gully No 37 Township of Eaglehawk No 38 From St Paul's tower looking west No 39 Tunnel Big Hill. No 40 From St Paul's tower looking south x 2 No 41 From St Paul's tower looking eastward x 2 No 42 From St Paul's tower looking north west x 2 No 43 Great Extended Hustlers Quartz Mining Claim No 44 Big Hill Rail line x 2 No 45 From St Paul's tower looking westward x 2 No 46 From St Paul's tower looking north west No 47 Big Hill Ranges Buick. x 2 No 48 St.Paul's Tower x 2 No 49 Eaglehawk township. No 50 Mitchell Street No 51 Botanical gardens, White Hills x 2 No 52 View Point, Sandhurst. .N.J. Caire.place, bendigo, bendigo area., views of bendigo.

Photograph 11: Sepia photograph of View as seen from the Camp Hill, near the Lodge. Noted in print below photo: 'Shamrock Hotel', Camp Hill Rotunda', Bank of Australasia', 'City of Sandhurst Claim', Williamson Street, St James' Hall, St Paul's Church, Welch Type, J W Forbes, Agent. History of photo: written in blue ink on back: 'See photo 1959/198 taken from same spot before St Paul's spire was erected. W Davey? 24.10.59. Purple stamp of RHS of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. 1959, 156. Nicholas CaireN J Caireplace, landscape view, bendigo

Thomas Jefferson Connelly (1858-18/10/1892) Son of Thomas James Connelly a well known JP at Inglewood. Admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court in 1880. Started own business as a solicitor in 1883 at Albion Chambers, View Street. By 1887 he had joined with George Henry Tatchell and in 1889 they moved their firm to Williamson Street. On 8th Jan 1885 he was elected to the Bendigo Council and was elected as Mayor 16th Aug 1887. He was the first Bendigo born Mayor and the youngest. He served on the committee of the Bendigo hospital and the Mechanics Institute and was a prominent member of the ANA. He was also a Captain of a local militia force. He married Frances Cresswell Reynolds and they had 3 children who were very young when they were left fatherless in 1892. Thomas died in Kerang, following an epileptic fit. He was attending a case at the time. He is buried at the Bendigo Public Cemetery. George Henry Tatchell was the son of Thomas Tatchell JP of Inglewood. He was admitted as an attorney by the Supreme Court in 1887 and formed a partnership with Thomas Jefferson Connelly 22/9/1887. By 1894, their practice had been joined by Adam George Dunlop. In 1904 he was elected president of the Bendigo Bar Association. George was a very bowler and was part of an Australian team that travelled to Britain in 1930, where he won the Veteran Pairs Competition competing with his brother William. He retired to “Woodford”, Toorak. Adam George Dunlop (1864 – 28/2/1921) Son of Andrew McBride Dunlop. He married Marion Ethel Nicholls, a widow in 1905. Admitted as a solicitor, proctor and conveyancer in 1892. When Thomas Connelly died, his will stated that his share in the law firm was to be sold and if it was sold to Dunlop, he would have 3 years to pay for. This clearly happened and by 1894 the firm was known as Connelly, Tatchell and Dunlop.He continued to work for the firm Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley and Balmer for 25 years and retired several months before his death, to “Milltara”, Glyndon Ave., Brighton. He was heavily involved in the Sandhurst Mechanics Institute and served as president in 1899 and 1901. He was treasurer of the Zenith Lodge of Masons in 1907. He was president of the ANA in 1896 and president of the Bendigo Law Association in 1907. Whilst in Bendigo, the family lived in “Millewa”, Kangaroo Flat. Jonathon Smalley (1873-21/8/1961) Son of Peter, a mining investor and his wife Ellen. 1899 married Catherine Horsemann Manning with whom he had four children. Jonathon proved proficient in sign language when he stepped into a court case where the defendant was hearing impaired. In 1904 he was the president of the Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute. Other community postings included Vice President of Bendigo Football Association (1909), President Bendigo ANA (1899), Councilor for Eaglehawk Borough (1904- ), elected Mayor of Eaglehawk (1909),and President of Bendigo Law Association (1910). Jonathon and his wife resided at “Overton”, View Street, Bendigo (now Harry Little Childcare Centre). Jonathon was a champion Lawn bowler, winning the Country Singles Championship in 1913. He is buried at the Bendigo Cemetery. Sydney Raeburn Balmer (1869 – 24/11/1938) Sydney was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Balmer. He married Catherine HAswell McDonald in 1905 and they later lived in Lily Street, Bendigo. After qualifying as a barrister and solicitor, he was initially employed as a barrister for Mr Cussen (later a judge) for 2 years. He then spent 9 years working in Melbourne before joining the firm to be thenceforth known as Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley and Balmer from 31sdt Dec. 1909 Black and White newspaper photograph of five Tatchell Brothers attending a cricket match. Undatedsolicitors, justice of the peace, councillors

Full set (52 photos) of Nicholas Caire ''Views of Bendigo'' photographs. 1) Sandhurst East with a portion of the City Reserve. 2) New Chum line of reef. 3) Sandhurst-North part as seen from the top of the Masonic Hall. 4) The Hustler's line of reef seen from Redan Hill. 5) Battery of stampers for crushing quartz 6) View of Sandhurst as seen from the top of the New Masonic Hall. 7) Excavation of quartz reef near Ironbark Hill. 8) St. Paul's Church, tower and belfry. 9) View of the Camp Reserve as seen from the Court House. 10) View of North Old Chum showing surface excavations. 11) View as seen from the Camp Hill near the lodge. 12) Garden Gully amalgamated claims. 13) Shamrock Hotel, Sandhurst. 14) View as seen from Court House showing the willows & East Pall Mall. 15) Wesleyan Church, Golden Square. 16) Savings bank, Sandhurst. 17) The Bendigo district hospital. 18) Interior of the Wesleyan Church, Golden Square. 19) View of Golden Square township. 20) The Town Hall, City of Sandhurst. 21) The City Hotel, Sandhurst. 22) Pall Mall, Sandhurst. 23) Sandhurst City Market. 24) Pall Mall, Sandhurst looking west. 25) View from Camp Hill looking north - east 26) View of Charing Cross, Sandhurst. 27) View of Sandhurst as seen from Knipe's Castle. 28) Township of Long Gully. 29) View taken from St. Paul's tower. 30) View of the Sandhurst cemetery at back creek. 31) Kock's pioneer quartz crushing plant, Long Gully. 32) The New Masonic Hall, Sandhurst. 33) The Bendigo benevolent asylum and industrial school. 34) Bendigo flat as seen from Wattle Hill. 35) View of Old Chum Hill. 36) New Chum Gully as seen from Specimen Hill. 37) Township of Eaglehawk. 38) View from St. Paul's tower looking south west. 39) View of the railway tunnel through the Big Hill, near Mt. Herbert. 40) View taken from St. Paul's looking south. 41) Scene taken from St. Paul's tower looking eastward. 42) View of Sandhurst from St. Paul's tower looking north-west. 43) The great extended Hustler's co's. quartz mining claim. 44) View from the Big Hill showing the line of railway to Melbourne. 45) View from St. Paul's Church tower looking westward. 46) View from St. Paul's Church tower looking north-west. 47) Scene near the Big Hill ranges taken from Mr. Buick's residence. 48) View from St. Paul's Church tower looking north eastward. 49) Township of Eaglehawk 50) View of Mitchell Street, Sandhurst. 51) Botanical gardens near the White Hills. 52) View Point, Sandhurst.bendigo, streetscape, various views, nicholas cairne

Easter in Bendigo, Official Program1983. Premier Town Victoria 1982-85. Easter In Bendigo '83 Welcome to the 1983 Easter Fair. This is a special time for Bendigo. . . The Fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . Bendigo Base Hospital, Home and Hospital for the Aged or Benevolent Asylum. . . Back in the 1800s. Gone are the days of the ladies' Fancy Bazaar, Fat Baby Contest, Greasy Pig Chase. . . Many old traditions remain. . . Bendigo's links with the Chinese community go back to the dates when the first settlers arrived seeking gold. The Chinese took a very active part in the fist Fair. . . Monday Procession has always been the most famous as many old photographs show. Some of these photos date back before the turn of the century. In those days many people made the journey to Bendigo by train from Melbourne or by horse and buggy from outlying districts.. . ''Sun Loong'', or ''New Dragon''. . . Horse and Harness Parade a great success each tear attracted an immense variety of horses and horse drawn vehicles. . . Torchlight Procession on Sunday Sports Carnival Fireworks. . . Easter Monday requires precise planning and discipline if it is to run smoothly. A volunteer committee meets through the year to see that this happens. The Popular Girl Contest was introduced in 1930, the four main Streets of Bendigo, Pall Mall, Mitchell Street, Hargreaves Street and Williamson Street (formerly View Street), sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. Winner was announced from the Shamrock Hotel balcony Easter Saturday night by the Mayor of Bendigo. The contest is still being held. . . The Shamrock Hotel now fully restored and reopened. . . Sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning Popular Girl to take pride of place in the Procession. . . The accent is on the cycling. The Easter sports Carnival dates back to the beginning of the Fair in 1871, seven years before the start of the famous Stawell Gift. Sid. Paterson, Hubert Opperman. . . Golden Mile Wheelrace, the final on Monday night. AFT Amateur Madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing and gala fireworks Sunday and Monday. This year for the first time the Golden Mile goes Pro/Am, an Open event for the first time. This could see the first clash between Danny Clark and Kenrick Tucker. Hopefully Michael Grenda, Tony Hughes, Michael Turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, Terry Hammond, Murray Hall and Ross Forster. The Golden Mile has been conducted every year since 1956 when it was won by John McDonough. Ron Grenda (Tas) won in 1959, Barry Waddell was the first scratchman to win in 1962 and Frank McCaig (Bendigo) has won the event three times in 1963/5/7. The event carries total prize money of $3000 making it (with Wangaratta Wheelrace) the richest Wheelrace in Provincial Victoria. . . Newly completed Hargreaves Mall being a focus for all this activity. . . Rotary Art Show and Easter Fair Society amalgamated their art shows resulting in a combined exhibition of outstanding quality, since then the Rotary Club has added the Antique Fair. The Handcraft Bazaars, a more sophisticated version of the bazaars of old, offers. . . The Bathtub Derby at Lake Weeroona, Music Festival at Queen Elizabeth Oval. . . Easter Fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . Necessary top abandon the ''Golden Mile'' Wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 Official Programme, Good Friday April 1, Saturday April 2, Sunday April 3, Monday April 4, Tuesday April 5. . . Holy Week Ecumenical Services: . . The Chinese And The Bendigo Easter Fair, 3 pages on the history of the chinese involvment in the Bendigo Easter Fair. . . A Little Of Dragons: brief history on chinese and dragons. Sun Loong, Yar Loong. The Birth Of A Dragon: In China a story of the birth of a Dragon. . . Such Trial was set a group of Bendigo Businessmen led by Mr A Guy and comprising MR C Michelsen, Mr L Chon, Mr J Granter, Mr J Henderson, Mr B Andres. In 1969 they formed the ''Loong 100 Committee''. The purpose of the committee was to purchase a dragon to replace the ageing Loong, from donations raised. But who could build a worthy successor to the Great Loong? In Hong Kong a 47 year old dragon builder whose traditions and craft came from the famous dragon building city of Fat Shan on the Pearl River, near Canton where Loong was born. Mr Law On created the famous Sun Loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in Hong Kong. . . 1970 Sun Loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old Mr James Lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . To Awaken A Dragon Dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . . The Dragon is blessed and fed with pomolo leaves then the process of wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. The Easter Monday Chinese Procession have a long and varied history in China. The Bendigo Procession is no exception to this. In recent years much research has gone into . . The Procession may be divided into six sections. . . Dragon built in 1969 First Displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, Extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: Head 1 plus 5 releifs, Neck 3, Body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail weight 36 lbs.. Scales 4,500 approx. Mirrors 90,000 fins 50, beads 30,000 approx. . . Conclusion. . . Advertisements: Bendigo Pottery, Square Deal Cars, Bob Bell of Borough Bricklaying Pty Ltd, Pinups Wine Bar, Cumberland Hotel, Manchester Arms Hotel, British & American Hotel, Langley Hall BYO Restaurant, White Horse Hotel, Ascot Lodge Caravan Park, The Lemonade Factory, The Pepper Pot, M & M J Meade Mobil, Lakeview Motor Inn Restaurant, Truffles Restaurant, Marong Hotel, 4 Penny Dark BYO Restaurant, Chaplin's Coffee Shoppe, Copper Pot Restaurant, Skins of Australia, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Chris Wall Auto Sales, Brian Boru Hotel, The Green Carnation, Sandhurst Town, Dragon Court BYO Chinese Restaurant, Australian Fixed Trust Investors Services Ltd., The Mohair Farm, Bendigo Model Railroaders, Mexican Kitchen Restaurant, BP Super Shops, Coke, Southern Cross TV8.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair society, easter in bendigo, official program1983. premier town victoria 1982-85. easter bendigo '83 welcome to the 1983 easter fair. this is a special time for bendigo. . . the fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . bendigo base hospital, home and hospital for the aged or benevolent asylum. . . back in the 1800s ladies' fancy bazaar, fat baby contest, greasy pig chase. . . many old traditions. . . bendigo's links with chinese the first settlers arrived seeking gold. the chinese took a very active part in the fist fair. . . monday procession the most famous as many photographs show, the turn of the century. many people journey to bendigo from melbourne & from outlying districts.. . ''sun loong'', or ''new dragon''. . . horse and harness parade an immense variety of horses, horse drawn vehicles. . . torchlight procession on sunday sports carnival fireworks. . . easter monday precise planning and discipline to run smoothly. a volunteer committee meets through the year. the popular girl contest introduced in 1930, sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. winner announced from shamrock hotel balcony easter saturday night by the mayor. . . the shamrock hotel now reopened. . . sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning popular girl to take pride in the procession. . . accent is on the cycling. the easter sports carnival dates back to fair in 1871, seven years before stawell gift. sid. paterson, hubert opperman. . . golden mile wheelrace, final on monday night. aft amateur madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing, gala fireworks sunday& monday. for the first time golden mile goes pro/am. danny clark and kenrick tucker. michael grenda, tony hughes, michael turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, terry hammond, murray hall and ross forster. the golden mile has been conducted every year since 1956, won john mcdonough. ron grenda (tas) won 1959, barry waddell the first scratchman to win 1962, frank mccaig (bendigo) has won 1963/5/7. prize money of $3000 making it (with wangaratta wheelrace) the richest wheelrace in provincial victoria. . . newly completed hargreaves mall. . . rotary art show and easter fair society amalgamated art shows, antique fair. handcraft bazaars, . . the bathtub derby lake weeroona, music festival queen elizabeth oval. . . easter fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . necessary top abandon the ''golden mile'' wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 official programme, good friday april 1, saturday april 2, sunday april 3, monday april 4, tuesday april 5. . . holy week ecumenical services: . . chinese and the bendigo easter fair, . dragons: brief history. sun loong, yar loong. in china a story of the birth of a dragon. . . bendigo businessmen mr a guy, mr c michelsen, mr l chon, mr j granter, mr j henderson, mr b andres. 1969 formed ''loong 100 committee'' purchase a dragon to replace ageing loong, donations raised. build successor great loong? hong kong dragon builder traditions craft came from dragon building city fat shan on the pearl river, canton where loong was born. mr law on created the famous sun loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in hong kong. . . 1970 sun loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old mr james lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . to awaken a dragon dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . .dragon is blessed fed with pomolo leaves wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. the easter monday chinese procession have a long and varied history in china. the bendigo procession is no exception to this. in recent years much research has gone into… procession may be divided into six sections. dragon 1969 first displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: head 1 plus 5 releifs, neck 3, body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail 36 lbs.. scales 4, 500 approx. mirrors 90, 000 fins 50, beads 30, 000 approx. advertisements: bendigo pottery, square deal cars, bob bell of borough bricklaying pty ltd, pinups wine bar, cumberland hotel, manchester arms hotel, british & american hotel, langley hall byo restaurant, white horse hotel, ascot lodge caravan park, the lemonade factory, the pepper pot, m & m j meade mobil, lakeview motor inn restaurant, truffles restaurant, marong hotel, 4 penny dark byo restaurant, chaplin's coffee shoppe, copper pot restaurant, skins of australia, central deborah gold mine, chris wall auto sales, brian boru hotel, the green carnation, sandhurst town, dragon court byo chinese restaurant, australian fixed trust investors services ltd., mohair farm, bendigo model railroaders, mexican kitchen restaurant, bp super shops, coke, southern cross tv8.

Letter from Robert Coulthard, dated 24 Dec 1877. He enclosed a Post Office Order for 13/-, the amount of his last quarters subscription due on the 27 inst. He also wanted to know if he could get into the Lodge at Emerald Hill as it was unlikely that he would live on Sandhurst again. He asked for a reply. Signed by Robert Coulthatd.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, palmerston hotel, w rowe, forresters hall, robert coulthard

Bendigo City Lodge 1987 Masonic Calendar for Central Victoria. Printed in blue on light blue card showing an illustration of the Masonic Hall Sandhurst circa 1885. The calendar list the lodge location, number, when the meet, the time of meeting the distance from Bendigo, installation, secretary and private phone.organization, club/society, freemasonry - lodge

Typed page outlining the history of the Long Gully Fire Brigade. A meeting was called on the 28/5/1873 for the purpose of forming a fire brigade. Mr J Grenfell was elected Captain and Mr J Neal Lieutenant. The brigade was closed down on 30/6/1932.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade, long gully mechanics institute, mr j grenfell, mr j neal, sandhurst city brigade, st matthews church, american gully, easter fair, buffalo lodge hall, rose of australia hotel, bendigo council, g a ellis

Family history & various research documentation - re Slarke family.The Argus, The Gippsland Times, The Clarence and Richmond Examiner.person, individual, thomas richard slarke, sandhurst city police court, loyal bendigo lodge, manchester unity i.o. oddfellows, sandhurst city fire brigade

Certificate of Retirement of Brother Carl Mueller from the Zenith Lodge, No. 1133, in the City of Sandhurst, in good standing. Dated 25 July 1876. Zenith Lodge stamp in the bottom left corner.organization, club/society, freemasonry - lodge, certificate of retirement from the zenith lodge, carl mueller, - geo cole

Vellum Certificate of Admittance to the Free Masonry of the United Grand Lodge for Carl Mueller, dated 30 March 1871. At the top of the certificate is crest with a lion wearing a crown on the left and a unicorn with a chain on the right of a circle divided into quarters, two of the quarters have three lions in them, the third has one lion standing on one leg, and the fourth has a human like figure with wings. Above the circle is a crown with a lion standing on it and an elephant on each side. Around the edge of the circle is ' Honi Soi -- Mal Y - - E (parts are obscured by the animals legs and a helmet between the circle and the crown. Underneath is printed ' Dieu Et Mon Droit'. Under the main headings are three columns spaced across the page with, on the left, the details of the admittance and on the right are the details in Latin. In the left margin is the Mason Seal. Between the columns are various tools? boxes and two spheres. Certificate No. 1730.organization, club / society, freemasonry - lodge, certificate of admittance to free masonry, carl mueller, zenith lodge no 1133 sandhurst, brothers warrington london

Typed notes titled ' Bendigo Memories, 1860 - 80'. Mentioned the Meudell family, some successful mine owners, the statue of the shepherd and the wild beast in the Conservatory Gardens, an argument over a rooster between two Chinese neighbours, Laying the Foundation Stone of the Sandhurst Masonic-Hall, a ring presented to Mr Lysaght by the Chinese, and 'It Slowly Fades Away' which is about a house near a tennis court which has an old brewery under the back garden.document, bendigo memories 1860 - 80, g d meudell, 'the pleasant career of a spendthrift', william meudell, bank of victoria (bendigo), hon henry miller, george lansell, bank of new south wales, oriental bank, union bank, adventure and advance mine, g ballerstedt, 180 mine, garden gully united co, john boyd watson, carlisle mine, kentish mine, barnett lazarus, william hunter, joseph hunter, robert hunter, burnewang park, william moffat, bendigo advertiser 1930, mr r buck, statue in conservatory gardens, bendigo advertiser 26/2/1949, mr wells, abraham harkness, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 16/6/1868, sing toe, ming foy, mr flegg, mr mclachlan, mr w perry, laying the foundation stone of the sandhurst masonic-hall, messrs vahland and getzschmann, mr w c vahland, brother j m'intyre w m, brother buckley, brother connelly, golden and corinthian grand united lodge, the rev j c m'cullagh, brother g p joseph, the australasian sketcher 9/8/1873, chinese testimonial, mr lysaght, bendigo advertiser 27/11/1856, ben eagle, 'it slowly fades away', michelson home, joch, mr michelson

Handwritten account of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Sandhurst Masonic Hall. Dimensions and architectural style are also mentioned as well as the laying of a cylinder containing a scroll in a cavity beneath the stone. Architects were Vahland and Getzschmann.document, names of bendigo pioneers, the australian sketcher, the australian sketcher 1873, laying the foundation stone of the sandhurst masonic hall, mr vahland, mr gotzchmann, brother j mcintyre w m, brother buckley, brother connolly, golden and corinthian grand united lodge, rev j c mccallagh, brother g p joseph

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