Sepia postcard with a view of Yarra Glen taken from the east on the railway line adjacent to the Healesville Rd. The view extends from the railway station to Point Pleasant and includes Victoria Hall, the Grand Hotel and Mrs Roberts' house.On back of postcard at the top "POST CARD". On the left hand side "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR PRINTED OR WRITTEN MATTER". On the right hand side "ONLY THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE". In a box in the right hand corner "A HALF-PENNY STAMP TO BE PLACED HERE". Along the left hand margin "Ajax series. Printed in England". COPY 2: Also has handwritten on back "March 5th 1929 Mount Wise, Yarra Glen. Our dear Lorna Lesley, Melbourne. Just a [few]lines to wish you a happy birthday, fancy tomorrow you will be nine years old. It only seems like nine months since you were a wee baby. When you are just as old again you will be a young lady, quite grown up. Thank Mum for her letter this morning. It is very good to take the ladies out. Lots of love to you from all of us; Love to Dad & Mum too, Your loving Aunt F..." COPY 3: Also has handwritten on the back "To Dear Aunt Charlotte, Martha. Lottie & all the boys with love & best wishes for a Happy & prosperous New Year from Cousin. (In another hand and ink) G Keets Yarra Glen.hotel, yarra glen, railway line, point pleasant, grand hotel, victoria hall, post and rail fence, mt wise, mount wise

View of Bell Street Yarra Glen looking north from junction with King Street. On left hand side is Scott & Allen's General Store, next to that is a bootmaker, then the house of Charles Bath, the Grand Hotel and the Colonial Bank building. On the eastern side of Bell Street (right hand side of photograph) is the Victoria Hall. Beyond that is W.J.Dawborn's General Store, then Smith's bakery, and on top of the hill the trees surrounding 'Point Pleasant' owned by the Herbert family.yarra glen, point pleasant, grand hotel, victoria hall, bell street, charles bath, general store, colonial bank, bank building, w j dawborn, scott and allen, bootmaker, smith, bakery, baker s shop, herbert

Copy (2 pages) of a Bendigo Advertiser Feature dated Thursday, April 13, 1972 titled Bendigo Says. Good-bye to the Trams. Article contains photos of trams, a photo of a conductor assisting an elderly lady with a shopping jeep and a photo of trams and people at the Alexander Fountain. The article mentions Four Eras of Trams, a poem titled 'The Trammies' by R L Harrowfield, some men who worked on the trams and tasks they did, some accidents, local identities, and some of Tom Griffiths memories.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo says good-bye to the trams, the electric supply company of victoria, state electricity commission of victoria, cr d e elliott, the city council, bendigo trust, sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, bendigo tramway company, battery trams, steam trams, electric trams, r l harrowfield, tom griffiths, baby health centre, miss tavenor's sweet shop, needle mine, the robbie burns hotel, eaglehawk wine saloon, town hall hotel, hooley's dress fabrics, kevin anstee, bert knight, bendigo curtain service, graham o'donahoo, john henderson, the english electric traction company, princess theatre, upper reserve, five lions, hercules mine, needle loop (needle mine), jim collins, arch robinson's seat, st liborius church, virginia mine, upper reserve (qeo), bendigo tram history, gibson's, blum's, powney's, view point newsagency, city offices, hopetoun hotel, ?ob & dorothy mills' concern, gillies bros pty ltd

Sepia photo: View Point, Bendigo, showing Alexandra Fountain, City Family Hotel behind, cars in foreground .Note on back shows 'Very early photo around 193…place, bendigo, view point, bendigo, bendigo, view point, vehicles.

Black and white copy ( copy ) image shows streetscape, dirt road. Could be View Point. Businesses evident from RH side: T. Hill's Royal Hotel, R. Bentley & Co., Britannia House, Forest street ? The Bendigo, Hay & Corn Store, D.J. O'Keeffe, J.B. Loridan Steam Chaff Mills. On bottom RH side 'Batchelder, Sandhurst'. Past the Steam and Chaff Mills is R. Bentley & Co and R. Barbour & Co Britannia House.Batchelderplace, bendigo, high street, sandhurst, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, streetscape

Document, Bendigo Football League , Sponsors.Hartley's Sporting Goods (J.L.Shoosmith); Dennis & Bowe View Point, Bendigo, Newsagents & Stationers;D. Cleary & Sons, Tailors, 358 McCrea St, Bendigo; Murray's Motor Garage, 58 Bull St, Bendigo; R.S.Howard's Ladies & Gentlemen's Hairdresser, 114 Mitchell St, Bendigo;Park View Hotel Right Opp. Top Gates; W. Irving & T.Doble , The New Bootery, Andrew's Buildings Williamson St., Bendigo; A.N.Ward & Les. Makepeace, Ladies & Gents Tailor(In Conjunction) Charing Cross, Bendigo;South Bendigo V. Sandhurst,game; 6 O'Clock Lager - Ginger Tonik;Webster's Williamson Street, Bendigo; Suttons, Pall Mall, Bendigo; Brasier & Co, Railway Station, Bendigo, Heavy Machinery & Houses Removed; ''Dug Out'' Thomas & Newell, Complete Home Furnishers, Opp. Savings Bank; Capital Theatre, Book at Suttons or Ring 696.F.H.Sparkman, Printer, Arcade.document, names of bendigo pioneers

Colour photo of 4 trams taken at Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo. Two trams entering from View Street, one tram entering from Pall Mall, another entering intersection from High Street. Possibly photo was taken from high vantage point - City Family Hotel. "Maples" and 'Ezywalkin' advertising signs on Mitchell Street buildings. basil miller, bendigo tramways, charing cross, alexandra fountain, mitchell street, high street

black and white photo ( copy ) showing view over Bendigo from Camp Hill school tower, Sandhurst Trustees building, City Family Hotel in mid distance at left, cottages in mid and far distance. Rosalind Park in foreground with fountain. In image ' Flour Mills' On back handwritten in ball point pen ' Bendigo Vic., Sandhurst, sW view. 100 miles north of Melbourne. C. Nettletons - Victorian Views'place, landscape view, bendigo

black and white copy: Alexandra Fountain, City Family Hotel, Holdsworth Chemist, shops along Pall Mall, horse drawn cabs, View Point. 'View Point/Alexander (sic) Fountain '537' in white bottom left.place, building, alexandra fountain

Black and white copy of a hand drawing, mounted on cardboard of the Alexandra Fountain and the City Family Hotel with handsome cabs. No inscriptions. History: Appears to be a hand-drawn image of what the area MAY have looked like at a certain, unknown, time. Probably of no historical merit.place, streetscape, view point

Eleven postcard featuring 1907-9 views of Bendigo. 1. Returned Soldiers Monument. 2. Gold Jubilee Statue, 3. Lake & Picnic Pavilion, 4. State School Eaglehawk, 5. School of Mines 6. Entrance to Eaglehawk Gardens, 7. View Point & Fountain, 8. The Shamrock Hotel, 9. Mitchell St View, 10. Easter Fair Procession. 11. Lake Scene Upper Reserve.bendigo, parks and gardens

Photocopy mock up of original booklet of The Bendigo Historical Society Inc. 'City of Bendigo Historical Walk' containing photographs of historic buildings to be seen on the walk. Front cover Queen Victorian Gardens, Town hall, Mechanics Institute/School Of Mines and Industry, H. M. Prison Bendigo, Camp Hill Police Barracks, Sandhurst Corporate High School, Central State School No. 1976, The Cascades, District Lands Office (Dudley House), Masonic Temple and Hall, Sandhurst Volunteer Rifle Brigade Orderly Room, Bank of Victoria, Henry Jackson's Store View Point,Alexandra Fountain, Beehive Store/Mining Exchange, Colonial Bank. Hustlers Royal Reserve NO. 2/R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Post Office 3rd 4th and final, Bendigo Law Courts, Shamrock Hotel 2nd and another view. Important Bendigo Dates; 1851, April gold discovered at Golden Square by Margaret Kennedy,1851 Approx. 200,000Troy oz. of gold found in Bendigo, 1852 475,857 Troy oz. Gold for the year, 1853 November 31st Bendigo Hospital admits first patient,1853 December 9th Bendigo Advertiser first issue printed, 1854 First Land Sales and streets are surveyed and named for the first time, 1854 Census of Bendigo showed 15,480 residents plus 4,000 Chinese, 1855 Sandhurst Municipal District formed, 1861 Sandhurst Proclaimed a Town. 1862 Railway to Melbourne opened, 1867 Visit by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 1871 July 21st Sandhurst proclaimed a City, 1881 Population of Sandhurst 14,577 residents, 1882 First telephone communications introduced, 1890 Electric trams (battery) commenced running, 1891 May 18th City of Sandhurst changes its name to City of Bendigo.book, bendigo, buildings, historic

Harry Biggs Collection. Black & white photo of High St. Bendigo. Shop signs visible - T. Baldwin Hair Cutting, shaving shampooing; Burston's Colonial Boot Store, Royal Hotel, Britannia House. A sign post: 'Eadie & McIntyre Gold Office'. In foreground Bendigo Creek with a footbridge to the left. Two gnarled trees in centre of photo. Photo taken near View Point. Image taken in 1850's.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, high st. bendigo

Slide. Bendigo Streets & Fortuna. A view of View Point with trams, cars, City Family Hotel & other buildings.slide, bendigo, bendigo streets & fortuna., bendigo streets & fortuna.

Slide. Bendigo Street Views & Fortuna. A view of View Point, Charring Cross, with the City Club Hotel on the left, the City Family Hotel on the right, two trams and some cars. No traffic lights, buildings still have verandas.slide, bendigo, bendigo street views & fortuna., bendigo street views & fortuna.

Coloured postcard, grey border embellished with spray of gold wattle left side, and kangaroo in bottom RH corner. Image shows Charing Cross , Alexandra fountain in centre, Queen Victoria statue centre bottom. Horse drawn vehicles on Pall Mall and Charing Cross. City Family Hotel in background. View Point buildings on RH side. Receipt number 355/16Valentine & Sons Melbournebendigo, business, carwardine soap and candles

Township of Lakes Entrance from Jemmys PointBlack and white photograph of view from Kalimna Heights, showing part of the North Arm concrete bridge, Bullock Island and western side of entrance. Truck parked on approach to bridge. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, jetties, guesthouses, islands, hotels

Rose Series Postcard number 2783Copy of Rose Series postcard #2783 showing view from Point Clear. This is taken from Ridge Road. The following indicators have been marked on the photograph L-R Dulce Domun Hotel, White's, Rev. Davies, Dr. Cox, Olinda Creek, Dickens Road, Church of England, Buggy Wheels Corner, Monash Ave. Corner.mount dandenong, ridge road, rose series, point clear

.1 -No. 35, outbound to Sebastopol with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Has signs for Fosters Larger, Carlton Draught and Victoria Bitter. Has a number of passengers boarding the tram. .2 - at Hospital corner with the signal system control box for the Forest City signals in the foreground on a pole. Has marking for Sebastopol, Sturt St West and Drummond St North? written on the box. Above this is a sign advising passengers that trams depart this point for The Gardens, View Point and Sebastopol. In the background is J. A. Malpass Hairdresser shop. See item 8900 for the actual switch. .3 - No. 35 turning into Drummond St south with the bottle shop on the south east corner in the background.Yields information about Hospital corner and the switch for the Forest City signalling system controls.Set of three 35mm slides - AGFA dark blue / white plastic mounts of trams in Sturt St near Hospital Corner. tramways, trams, sturt st, hotels, hospital corner, forest city signals, signs, tram 35

Yields information about the streetscapes of Ballarat on the Gardens to Victoria St route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - Tram No. 38 at the Victoria St terminus, with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Note the red traffic cone in the overhead by the trolley wheel positioning location device. .2 - crew of No. 30 by the tram - R. Knight (57) and Conductor W. Nancarrow (8) .3 - No. 30 at Gardens Loop .4 - as for .2 - see Also Reg item 6455. .5 - view from tram at intersection of Wendouree Parade and MacArthur St, View Point. .6 - view of trackwork at intersection of Drummond and Sturt Streets with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Slide mount date August 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, victoria st, crews, gardens loop, view point, hospital corner, tram 30

Yields information about the View Point line.Set of 8 Hanimex colour slides, white cardboard mount and one AGFA blue and white plastic mount slide of the View Point line: .1 - Point where the View Point line crossed from Ripon St to Wendouree Parade at Webster St. .2 - Trackwork arrangement at the intersection of Ripon St and Sturt St - shows blue stone paving around the tracks. .3 - Ballarat A Power Station - Wendouree Parade and Ripon St .4 - View Point track looking North near the boat sheds. .5 - View Point looking north to the Lake View Hotel, shows part of the View Point loop which has been removed. .6 - Trackwork arrangement at the intersection of Ripon and Sturt St, looking south with the Western Hotel in the view. Shows the shelter at the left hand side. .7 - View of the View Point Loop, with a warning on coming trams sign and the Hotel in the far distance. .8 - View of the curves at Mair and Ripon St. .9 - Looking north from the View Point terminus along Wendouree Parade. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, ripon st, view point, ballarat a power station, sturt st, shelters, signs, mair st

Yields information about the appearance of the view looking west on the south side of Sturt St from the Titanic Bandstand.Negative (120 size) of the intersection of the south side of Sturt St from near Grenville St looking west with tram 26 climbing the hill. The tram has the destination of View Point. In the background is the National Mutual building advertising C Marks Jewellers, the Commonwealth Bank, Beachams Hotel, Hollands Cycle and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building. Shows the median strip Gardens in Sturt St. Item donated comprised negative 1143, Negative scanned at 3200dpi. trams, tramways, sturt st, view point, gardens, tram 26

Digital image of the Bendigo tram 29 turning from Pall Mall into Mitchell St with the destination of Railway Station. In the background is the Fountain Plaza, advertising Melba Frocks and Gidgette Boutique, the City Family Hotel, Park Lane chicken shop. In the foreground is the Inspector returning the point bar to its holder on a pole. Photo by John Ward 2-1-1972. Slide title "04771 020172 7210-F SECV Birney tram 29 Pall Mall to Mitchell St at High St & View St Charing Cross Bendigo Vic"trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, mitchell st, charing cross, tram 29

Yields information about staff or safeworking system in use at Ballarat up to the time of the introduction of the signal system. No information known at the time of cataloguing of the person in the photographs.Set of three Negative and Digital images of an unknown person: .1 - showing the hook and the section staff at the Ripon St - Sturt St corner. Alongside is an ESCo Electrical connection box or pillar. In the background is the shelter at this location. .2 - the same person handing the staff to a well loaded No. 22 (c1946) at Ripon St. Tram has a Regatta Auxiliary board. Has the Western Hotel in the background. .3 - the same person holding the Sturt St to Lake View Loop. .4 - close up of the staff. Note: The Ripon St - Lake View Loop - View Point section of track was not fitted with coloured light signals. Tram 22 (Reg Item 5533) entered service - 1945; post 1947, as side numbers (which can just be seen in image i2) were painted Oct. 1947 and was renumbered to 37, in Sept. 1952.trams, tramways, signals, staff, ripon st, view point, lake view, tram 22

Yields information about Wendouree Parade in the View Point area and the View Point Hotel during the late 1940's.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 12, southbound in Wendouree Parade, near Viewpoint with the Lake View Hotel in the background Tram has the destination of City. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, view point, tram 12

Black and white photograph of the SEC Ballarat No. 41, rear half, passing the ornate gateway opposite the Lake View Hotel, on the View Point route.trams, tramways, ballarat, view point, lake view, wendouree parade , tram 41

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 14, en route to the View Point terminus in Wendouree Parade. Photo take late 1960's. Tram has destination of View Point and has a Twin Lakes sign on the front end. Has Morris's Lake View Hotel in the background. The hotel has a "Fosters Lager" symbol on the front of the building and a banner "Ballarat Regatta / February 2" banner on verandah balcony fence. The slide appears to be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP403. Photographer could be Bill Pearce (WP). Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 59 and "Tram 14" in pencil.tramways, trams, view point, wendouree parade, lake view hotel, tram 14

Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 17.5 mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960" contained with a cardboard box, 'Tuscan Super 8 and Standard 8 Spool and Can' . Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 1. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 Starts with bogies cars crossing railway level crossing (34?, 39?) 0:30 SEC Logo 0:45 Ballarat Station sign and intro “Some City Scenes” 0:49 35 turning from Lydiard St Nth to Sturt St towards Grenville St with Commonwealth Bank in view. and then 42 returning 1:19 42 showing Mt Pleasant, turns from Sturt St into Lydiard St Nth 1:53 Tramway road works in Lydiard St Nth, near intersection with Mair St with Jelbart Road roller in use, starts with an SEC roadworks sign. 2:12 39 passing the works out bound to Lydiard St Nth. 2:46 Good view of the roller working before 35 arrives. 3:01 35 passing the works in bound with 3:29 14 crossing Lydiard St in Sturt St, towards Grenville St 3:47 Trams in City Loop 3:55 21 coming up the hill 4:04 31 entering Bridge St from Sturt St with Bucks Head Hotel in the background. 4:27 Overhead work at corner of Sturt and Lydiard, with view of the sign at the City terminus “Trams leave here for Sebastopol, Gardens, View Point.” 4:34 Passengers getting off and then onto 38, ex Lydiard St Nth at city terminus including a young lady wearing gloves and a wheeling a pram hurriedly the photographer. A number of other prams in the view as well as. The Conductor helps to unload the pram. 5:07 41 proceeding up Sturt St, appears to have just rained. 5:26 11 using the Dawson St crossover, with a motor car doing a U turn as well. 6:00 14 descending Sturt St towards the City, filmed at Dawson St. 6:11 Title “The Gardens via Drummond St North Line” 6:16 19 showing Victoria St, turning from Drummond St Nth into Sturt St. 6:28 30 inbound in Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots. Trailing shot ahs the hospital in the background. 6:49 31 outbound, Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots, trees are in autumn colours. 7:04 12, inbound Drummond St Nth, with Macarthur St in the background, stopping to pick up a lady, approach and trailing shots and then entering the Mill St crossing loop. 7:53 14 outbound in Drummond St Nth, dropping a lady passenger off and then turning into Macarthur St and then tram going away. 8:37 View of overhead junction at View Point Jtn. 8:45 View of “Cars Stop Here” sign and pole sign “To City Only” 8:55 30 inbound in Wendouree Parade, stops to pick up passenger, and then a trailing shot of tram entering Macarthur St loop 9:37 View of “Cars Stop Here”, “End of Section” and timetable boards at Haddon St. 9:50 34, pausing at Haddon St and then proceeding towards depot – approach and trailing shots, with “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign in shot. 10:27 “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 10:32 34 crossing 12 at the Martin Ave loop 10:48 39? Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave, stopping and letting off passengers. 11:24 30 passing depot junction and then trailing shot of it entering Tram Sheds or Depot Loop and then proceeding towards the City. 12:11 Shot of the “Caution Beware of Trams” sign at the depot. 12:14 25 stopping at depot junction and then trailing shot of it going toward Forrest St. 12:47 12 passing Depot Junction, trailing shot. 13:07 Shot of :Electricity Supply Department, Ballarat Branch” sign at depot. 13:13 View of a destination showing “Depot” on a bogie tram 13:15 Title “Some Depot Scenes” 13:19 View of a trolley pole and then 13 leaving the depot through the gates, destination showing “View Point”. 13:54 View of trolley pole and then 32 stopping at the depot gates. 14:08 12 (Sunny view) running out onto Wendouree Parade and then a bogie tram approaching Depot Loop. 14:43 View of 42 running in with a single trucker behind in Wendouree Parade, and another single trucker running out. 15:02 Title “Some Scenes in the Gardens” 15:05 25 running through the Gardens, approach and trailing shots, near our Depot Junction. 15:55 View of “No Parking East of Loop” sign 15:59 View of overhead and then trackwork (with points removed), but overhead still in position at the Old Gardens Loop or Gardens South Loop and then 12 entering the loop from the south and then a trailing shot looking along the Parade. 16:33 View of “Cars Stop Here” and “End of Section” and then timetable boards at Gardens Loop. 16:55 View of 34 leaving the loop 17:14 Title “The End”Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west