Photo album, cover has blue cover, maroon spine, spine disconnected from pages. 'Album' on front. Sepia photograph stuck inside front cover of album. Image shows large procession heading north up Pall Mall. On RH side of image: Law Courts, Union Jack flag flying overhead. Conservatory Gardens just visible, palm trees not evident, picket fence along footpath. In centre of image: procession with horse drawn floats; float in front of image has large gold coloured ball above an ornate supporting structure. Written on side of ball ' Gold .tained…' (gold contained?) On LH side of image, 'Harry Davey’ and 'F. Davey' written on shop fronts. All shops along Pall Mall have verandahs. Many people are sitting on balconies and rooftops watching the parade. Appears to be approx. 1890’s?bendigo, streetscape, pall mall, bendigo, sandhurst, procession, gold, post office, pall mall

Account from John G. Edwards, Printer. 'Bendigo Independent' General Printing Office, dated October 1st 1876 for Funeral Notice June 23 1875 for W. B. Evans 4/- and Oct 2 1875 Annual Ball 7/-. Marked paid Oct 6/76.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - john g. edwards, bendigo independent general printing office, mr j best, court king of the forest, mechanics' institute, zjohn g edwards, w b evans

Sepia tone photograph of steam tractor driving thresher, (at Axedale??) Large haystacks at rear with workmen passing down stooks of hay (perhaps oats), passed through threshing machine into bags. Two men leaning on steam engine, push bike in centre front. Men standing around thresher. Horse with rider on far right. 'Mrs Harris owned this thresher which was later burnt and a court case followed over payment of insurance'. (Black lead pencil on reverse) Inscriptions: on front - TR corner 'MP 217'. 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. (circular rubber stamp), '8' on back and front TR corner (red ball point pen).person, group, employees, see also 2000.537.01 harris family axedale.

Account written blue paper with printed letterhead and dated 1872, Jan/Mar 1873. Court King of the Forest Dr. to The Bendigo United District. Items are: Decr 19 - To Report & Miscillany 1/3, 1 doz Neck Ribbons 1/16/0,1 Book 4/-, Jan 14 1873 2 Tr?? Books 5/-, 1 Wood?? 3/6, 1 P.C.R. Sash 19/-, 1 Neck ribbon 3/-, 1 Certificate 2/6, Mar 7 - 250 Envelopes 5/-, 1 Ball Jute 2/-, 1 Book 7/6, 1 Report & Miscellanu 1/3. Total £4/10/0. Oval impression stamp with Bendigo United District and A.O.F. in the centre.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - account, court king of the forest, the bendigo united district

Black and White photograph. The photo shows large procession heading north up Pall Mall. On RH side of image: Law Courts, Union Jack flag flying overhead. Conservatory Gardens just visible, picket fence along footpath. In centre of image: procession with horse drawn floats; float in front of image has large ball above an ornate supporting structure. Written on side of ball ' Gold .tained…' (gold contained?) On LH side of image, 'Harry Davey’ and 'F. Davey' written on shop fronts. All shops along Pall Mall have verandahs. Many people are sitting on balconies and rooftops watching the parade.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

A copy of both the ‘Dennys Lascelles Limited 1857-1957: Annual Wool Report & Centenary Review’ & ‘Staff Reunion Souvenir Programme, 1988’ was donated to the museum in 2021. These were duplicate items so only their story was retained in addition to the image of Rita located in Multimedia. “Enclose two items which may be of interest to add to your collection. They belonged to my mother, Rita Sedgwick (nee Glenn), who died earlier this year in April. She worked for Dennys Lascelles in two separate periods. First as a young girl, who had finished her schooling, at Morongo Presbyterian ladies College, having been sent as boarder there by her parents from their farm at Mathoura (just north of Echuca). This period was from 1942 — 1947. It was her second job out of school having worked first at the then Geelong Telephone Exchange. She would commute daily to work on a bicycle from where she was then living in Drumcondra. She had the front office role of receptionist and telephonist driving an old manual switchboard. The old front desk was her domain. She departed in 1947, shortly after she was married in late 1946. She spoke fondly of her times at the company as a young girl in her late teens and early twenties. Her second stint was much later, but again as the front-desk telephonist and receptionist commencing in 1972, ending 11 years later in 1983. This was a period when Sir Henry Bolte was on the Board, Don Urqhuart was MD, Ray Hobson was General Manger, Cliff Bone the company Secretary, Peter Keys the CFO and Jim Hay was also on the Executive team. While there were some 25 years between her periods of service, she welcomed the chance to re-join the company. Again, it was a time of hard work, and good friends. The busy times were the wool auctions, when the Firm would be visited by representatives of the big Japanese trading houses such as Mitsui, and Kanematsu. The Chief Auctioneer, Mr. Reeves (I can't recall his first name), would hold court at the now demolished Geelong Wool Exchange — I saw him in action once — what a sight. The huge show floors in the Denny's building would be full of open bales and samples for the buyers to inspect, and for mum days would start at 0800, and finish at 1800 or later. In quieter times over summer, it was reported that the empty show floor would provide an excellent arena for the more enthusiastic cricketers to get in a bit of practise with a tennis ball at lunch and after closing time! Dennys was a full-service firm for wool growers, with branches all over the Western Districts as far afield as Mt Gambier, but through Timboon, Warrnambool, and the like, as I am sure you are aware. She also saw the merger of Dennys and Strachan to create DSM, and later the amalgamation with AML&F to create Dennys AML (I think). She saw the change from the old manual switch board to the then latest of PABX technologies and was part of the team the relocated from the original offices to the new address on the south side of Brougham Street. Along with the shift from the large show floor-based sales of the past. She retired from fulltime work in mid-1983, again with fond memories and friendships that lasted a lifetime. I found these two items among her things recently, and felt that given her connection to the industry, and the place in which the Museum now resides you may like to add them to the collection. I hope you can find a home for them, and that they might add a little to the story that the wool museum now houses and curates.” Program 12pp: soft pale grey cover, contians brief history of the company , the buildings and at the last page is a list of acceptances for the reunion, 2nd October, 1988Judith Lagingdennys, lascelles limited

St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church Stawell. Now United Church. This landmark of Stawell was opened on 11th April 1869. The tower and spire, overall height of 148 feet, cost 1352 pounds and was paid for by an early mine owner. In March 1869, a month before the Church was opened, the local paper reported that a large red flag on the top of the Presbyterian Spire meant that the last brick had been laid and the massive gilt ball and cross had been placed in position. The Church has some fine stained-glass windows. Two identical side views of a church with a tall steeple. These photos were taken from the original Post Cards in Album 13, p.41. The photo shows a Tennis Courts in foreground with a picket fence around the church. Presbyterian Church, Stawell written on the front of the post card and June' 09 Stawell written in pencil on the back. Post cards printed in Germany.stawell religion

An empty Barnet Glass (Australia) 'All-Court' tennis balls box. Materials: Ink, Cardboard, Papertennis

An empty F.H. Ayres (UK) 'Court' lawn tennis balls box. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

An oil painting, by J.N. Stewart, depicting a male tennis player in action, running across court to receive the ball. Materials: Canvas/Cotton, Oil paint/Pigment, Wood, Lacquer, Metaltennis

'Fred Perry's Wimbledon' game. Contains four identical rules sheets, a wood ball, a dice, fourteen 'serve' cards, 45 stroke cards, a cardboard 'court' and a rules booklet. Complete set. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Wood, Glue, Plastictennis

'Winning Tennis'' board game. Complete according to Rules pamphlets: contains one 'ball' (flat disc), Server marker (flat square), two score boards, two 'courts' (double sided board), four miniature players, and four dice. Also contains two rules pamphlets and two instructions sheets. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Metaltennis

Digital print on paper, reproduction of two black and white tennis-themed photographs of Marilyn Monroe. 1) Monroe by the net on a tennis court holding a racquet over her shoulder; 2) Monore next to a large basket of balls, apparently about to serve a ball. Images merged into single digital print. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Cardboardtennis

A sealed plastic container of three Wilson 'US Open Tournament Select - Regular Duty Felt' grass court tennis balls. Plastic reclosure cap over ring-pull style metal lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Plastic, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed plastic container of three Wilson 'US Open Tournament Select - Regular Duty Felt' grass court tennis balls. Plastic reclosure cap over ring-pull style metal lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Plastic, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed can of three Slazenger (U.K.) 'High Visibility - Natural & Synthetic Grass Court' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull lid; and a plastic reclosure lid. Signed in balck marker (indecipherable name). Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A sealed can of three Slazenger (U.K.) 'High Visibily Hard Court' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull lid, and a plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

An unsealed can of three Slazenger (U.K.) 'High Visibily Hard Court' tennis balls. Missing ring-pull lid; has a plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

An unsealed Pennsylvania 'Centre Court Heavy Duty Championship' tennis ball can. Has domed metal lid, contains all three original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Wool, Rubbertennis

An unsealed Pennsylvania 'Centre Court Heavy Duty Championship' tennis ball can. Missing lid, contains only one (original) ball. Materials: Metal, Ink, Wool, Rubbertennis

An unsealed Court (U.K.) tennis ball can. Key winder and metal seal strip missing. Contains one unbranded white ball. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Wooltennis

An empty Court (U.K.) tennis ball can. Metal ring-pull seal lid missing. Has plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Inktennis

An empty Court (U.K.) tennis ball can. Key winder and metal seal strip missing. Materials: Metal, Inktennis

A Wilson 'Court 1' tennis ball. Autographed with black marker by Anna Kournikova. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Penn 'Court 1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Doris Hart. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis