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Photograph - BENDIGO VIEWS COLLECTION: THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS
... BENDIGO VIEWS COLLECTION: THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS... BENDIGO Streetscape conservatory gardens Black and white ...Black and white photograph of the Conservatory gardens.bendigo, streetscape, conservatory gardens -
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Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1972
... Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo.... SLIDE Bendigo conservatory gardens conservatory gardens ...Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo.slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens, conservatory gardens -
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Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1990
... Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo. 1990.... SLIDE Bendigo conservatory gardens conservatory gardens ...Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo. 1990.slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens, conservatory gardens -
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Postcard - CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO
... CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO...Black and white photo: Conservatory Gardens Bendigo. Row...: Conservatory Gardens Bendigo. Row of palm trees on LH side of photo ...Black and white photo: Conservatory Gardens Bendigo. Row of palm trees on LH side of photo, Law Courts in background. On bottom of photo: Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo. No. 3 On back : Valentine's Post Card, a genuine Photograph.place, public gardens, conservatory gardens., conservatory gardens, bendigo. law courts, valentine's -
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Photograph - BENDIGO - KING GEORGE V. MEMORIAL
... BENDIGO. CONSERVATORY GARDENS. KING GEORGE V. MEMORIAL.... V.Memorial, Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo.... PLACE Public gardens conservatory gardens. BENDIGO. CONSERVATORY ...Photograph - black and white. Photograph of King George V.Memorial, Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo.place, public gardens, conservatory gardens., bendigo. conservatory gardens. king george v. memorial. -
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Slide - CHS, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BRIDGE STREET, BENDIGO, 1979
... CHS, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BRIDGE STREET, BENDIGO....conservatory gardens bendigo...Slide. CHS, Conservatory Gardens, Bridge Street, Bendigo... SLIDE Bendigo conservatory gardens bendigo slide CHS ...Slide. CHS, Conservatory Gardens, Bridge Street, Bendigo. View of the Conservatory Gardens from the corner of Bull and Bridge streets. Date: 7.4.79slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens bendigo, slide chs, conservatory gardens, bridge street, bendigo 1979 -
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Article - Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Newspaper Articles, 1980-81
... bendigo conservatory gardens...Amy Huxtable Memorial Seat - Bendigo Conservatory Gardens... bendigo Professional Women's club bendigo conservatory gardens Amy ...Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet A Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial Seat - Bendigo Conservatory Gardens. Four Newspaper articles from the Bendigo Advertiser: 2808.7a Article entitled " Committee of 9 for Huxtable Memorial 1/4/1980". Describes how the Mayor of Bendigo called for a committee to consider a suitable memorial to Amy, the former Bendigo Advertiser women's editor. Also mentions a portrait to be painted and hung in a prominent location, perhaps the Advertiser Office. There were a number of other suggestions to honour her including a book to be produced containg Miss Huxtable's numerous history articles. 2808.7b A public notice 21/11/1981 from Miss N Young, President, Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee, inviting people to the presentation of the Amy Huxtable Memorial Seat to the City of Bendigo at the Conservatory Gardens on Sunday Nov 22 1981 2808.7c Article contains a photo of the seat being installed by the Superintendant of Bendigo Parks and Gardens Andrew Taylor, and the deisgner, President of the Memorial Committee Bill Delecca. It acknowledges the seat was bought by the Committee and the Business and Professional Women's Club. 2808.7d Article advising that the Bendigo City Council had granted approval for the seat.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial committee, bendigo professional women's club, bendigo conservatory gardens -
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Photograph - LENZ COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY INTERIOR
... Bendigo-Gardens-Conservatory... Conservatory in Conservatory Gardens Bendigo.... PHOTOGRAPH Building Conservatory Bendigo-Gardens-Conservatory Small ...Small black and white photograph showing plants inside Conservatory in Conservatory Gardens Bendigo.photograph, building, conservatory, bendigo-gardens-conservatory -
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Photograph - LENZ COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY INTERIOR
... Bendigo-Gardens-Conservatory... of Conservatory in Conservatory Gardens Bendigo with plants.... PHOTOGRAPH Building Conservatory Bendigo-Gardens-Conservatory Small ...Small black and white photograph showing interior of Conservatory in Conservatory Gardens Bendigo with plants.photograph, building, conservatory, bendigo-gardens-conservatory -
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Postcard - KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO
... KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO..., Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo'... Memorial, Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo' Postcard KING GEORGE V ...Postcard, black and white. Image shows statue in mid centre, of King George V. Gardens surrounding, palms on RH side, statue in background. On bottom: King George V Memorial, Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo'Valentine'sperson, individual, king george v, bendigo, king george v, conservatory gardens -
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Photograph - B&W POSTCARD OF THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO
... B&W POSTCARD OF THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO...Black & White postcard ot the Conservatory Gardens Bendigo... the Conservatory Gardens Bendigo. The Rose Series P.2856. Published ...Black & White postcard ot the Conservatory Gardens Bendigo. The Rose Series P.2856. Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. Armadale Victoria.Camera View holder. Addressed Mrs P Rechter 131 Mitchell St Bendigo Vic. Reverse; Produced by Murray Views, Gympie Q.postcard, photograph, bendigo -
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Photograph - LENZ COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS, 1920s
... Bendigo-gardens-conservatory...Small black and white photograph of Conservatory Gardens... PHOTOGRAPH Landscape bendigo Bendigo-gardens-conservatory Small black ...Small black and white photograph of Conservatory Gardens Bendigo with woman standing beside garden bed, palm trees and statue in background.photograph, landscape, bendigo, bendigo-gardens-conservatory -
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Postcard - CARWARDINE COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO
... CARWARDINE COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO... shape. On bottom of card 'Conservatory Gardens Bendigo' Image... 'Conservatory Gardens Bendigo' Image shows garden scene ...Sepia postcard, brown rectangular frame. Image in oval shape. On bottom of card 'Conservatory Gardens Bendigo' Image shows garden scene with Conservatory building on RH side of image, In background, Bendigo Law Courts, centre, and Shamrock Hotel on LH side of image. 'Yankee Doodle: sign evident on side of Shamrock building. Receipt number 355/16bendigo, business, carwardine soap and candle -
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Postcard - ELAINE ROBB COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO
... ELAINE ROBB COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO...Hand coloured postcard: image shows Conservatory Gardens... BENDIGO Parks and gardens conservatory gardens Hand coloured ...Hand coloured postcard: image shows Conservatory Gardens Bendigo, Law Court buildings in background. Hotel Shamrock in far background LH side, with 'Yankee Doodle' and 'Hotel Shamrock' printed in bold white. Conservatory building on RH side in gardens Possibly late 1890's ?. On rear of card: Postcard, inland 1/2d stamp, foreign 1d. (printed in Britain).bendigo, parks and gardens, conservatory gardens -
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Postcard - CONSERVATORY BUILDING, BENDIGO
... Gardens, Bendigo.... BENDIGO Buildings conservatory Conservatory gardens Bendigo Nu ...colour postcard: Conservatory building, Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo.Nu-Color-Vuebendigo, buildings, conservatory, conservatory, gardens, bendigo -
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Slide - BENDIGO & DISTRICT P.O.I
... Slide. Bendigo & District P.O.I. The Bendigo Conservatory.... Slide. Bendigo & District P.O.I. The Bendigo Conservatory ...Slide. Bendigo & District P.O.I. The Bendigo Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo Law Courts to the left.slide, bendigo, bendigo & district p.o.i., bendigo & district p.o.i. -
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Photograph - LESLIE JOHN BAGUST COLLECTION: VALENTINE BENDIGO POSTCARDS, 1940
... conservatory gardens bendigo... of The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940. In the rose garden surrounding... BENDIGO Tourism conservatory gardens bendigo http://www.bendigo.ws ...Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photograph of The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940. In the rose garden surrounding the Conservatory and Law Courts there is an iron statue of a man fighting wild animals, titles "Man Fighting Wild Animals". The inscription reads "Presented to the Citizens of Bendigo by Mayor Harkness 1899."Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbournebendigo, tourism, conservatory gardens bendigo, http://www.bendigo.ws/bendigo-attractions/bendigo-gardens/conservatory-gardens.html -
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Photograph - LESLIE JOHN BAGUST COLLECTION: THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS, 1940
... the conservatory gardens bendigo... The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940 Tourism Postcard Collection Series... BENDIGO Tourism the conservatory gardens bendigo http ...Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photo The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940 Tourism Postcard Collection Series. View south west through the gardens towards Bull Street and the Bendigo Law Courts.bendigo, tourism, the conservatory gardens bendigo, http://www.bendigo.ws/bendigo-attractions/bendigo-gardens/conservatory-gardens.html -
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Photograph - CONSERVATORY GARDENS
... Black and White Photo of the Bendigo Gardens... PHOTOGRAPH Landscape bendigo conservatory Bendigo Bendigo Gardens ...Black and White Photo of the Bendigo Gardens with the Conservatory in view in the centre of the imagephotograph, landscape, bendigo conservatory, bendigo, bendigo gardens, bendigo conservatory, gardens, conservatory -
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Photograph - CONSERVATORY GARDENS, PALL MALL, BENDIGO
... CONSERVATORY GARDENS, PALL MALL, BENDIGO... BENDIGO Streetscape conservatory gardens bridge st. Bendigo ...Black and white image (faded to almost sepia colour) mounted on back cover of photo album. Image shows Conservatory building on LH side, Bridge Street looking North West on RH side of image. Conservatory gardens are laid out alongside fence lines, and Conservatory building perimeter. Small palm trees inside fence line alongside Bridge Street, and Bull Street. On kerbside of Bridge Street is a line of 13 horse drawn hansom cabs. On opposite side buildings: Fire Brigade Hotel, W.H. Oakley Undertakers, Dimond Bros. Photo Enlargers, Black Swan Hotel. Gardens are fenced in iron fencing, underneath is placed a (temporary?) small trellis fence. Approx 1880’s?bendigo, streetscape, conservatory gardens, bridge st., bendigo, conservatory gardens, bull street, bridge street, black swan hotel, fire brigade hotel, w.h. oakley undertakers, dimond bros. photo enlargers, hansom cabs -
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Slide - CHS, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BRIDGE STREET, BENDIGO, 1979
... CHS, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BRIDGE STREET, BENDIGO....conservatory gardens bendigo...Slide. CHS, Conservatory Gardens, Bridge Street, Bendigo... SLIDE Bendigo conservatory gardens bendigo CHS Conservatory ...Slide. CHS, Conservatory Gardens, Bridge Street, Bendigo. Date:7.4.79slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens bendigo, chs, conservatory gardens, bridge street, bendigo.1979 -
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Photograph - BENDIGO VIEWS COLLECTION: THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS
... BENDIGO VIEWS COLLECTION: THE CONSERVATORY GARDENS... Colour photograph of the Conservatory Gardens. Photograph BENDIGO ...Colour photograph of the Conservatory Gardens. -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO : NO. 9 : KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL, CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO : UNDATED, C1920's
... , CONSERVATORY GARDENS, BENDIGO : UNDATED... BENDIGO Parks and gardens conservatory gardens Conservatory ...Views of Bendigo. No.9 of a series of sixteen photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The number is written in bottom right corner. Black and white photograph, undated, of the King George V Memorial in the Conservatory Gardens. The photo is labelled in the bottom left corner.bendigo, parks and gardens, conservatory gardens, conservatory gardens, bendigo. king george v memorial, bendigo. pall mall, bendigo. -
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Photograph - KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO
... KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO... GEORGE V MEMORIAL CONSERVATORY GARDENS BENDIGO ...Colour photo. Image shows statue of King George V, erected on plinth. Palm trees on LH side, Post office building in background. Date unknown.sculpture, stone, king george v -
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Postcard - CONSERVATORY GARDENS POSTCARD
... Black & White postcard of Bendigo Conservatory Gardens... Melbourne Black & White postcard of Bendigo Conservatory Gardens ...Black & White postcard of Bendigo Conservatory Gardens showing Court House and two statues. Valentine's Series No 1547.Valentine's Publishing Co Queen st Melbournebendigo, buildings, court house -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: BENDIGO
... Diggers & Mining: Bendigo. Bendigo Conservatory Gardens.... Bendigo Conservatory Gardens with statue of King George. Markings ...Diggers & Mining: Bendigo. Bendigo Conservatory Gardens with statue of King George. Markings: 9 DEC74M10. Used as a teaching aid.Kodachromeeducation, tertiary, bendigo -
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Photograph - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: CONSERVATORY GARDENS
... Early photograph of the Conservatory Gardens beside... PLACE Bendigo conservatory gardens John Jones Collection ...Early photograph of the Conservatory Gardens beside the Bendigo Creek. Palm trees are very small and only one statue beside the Conservatory. A line of horse drawn vehicles are parked along the street. W. H. Oakley, Undertaker is across the street and Dimond Bros. Photo Enlargers is beside them. The Gardens are surrounded by a metal fence with a lattice like filling.place, bendigo, conservatory gardens, john jones collection - conservatory gardens, w h oakley, dimond bros -
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Document - Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Correspondence, 1981-90
... bendigo conservatory gardens... bendigo conservatory gardens capital theatre bendigo regional arts ...Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet A Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Correspondence - 18 Pages Page 1 Letter to Andrew Taylor, Superintendent, Bendigo City Parks and Gardens 2/6/1981 re siting of the Memorial Seat. Page 2 Reply to the above letter 2/7/1981 Page 3-4 Letter to the Council suggesting the seat be placed in the Conservatory gardens 7/7/1981 Page 5 Letter from the committee to Denis O'Hoy thanking them for supplying clay and plaster for the prep work 7/7/1981 Page 6 Letter from Andrew Taylor, Bendigo City Council 22/7/1981 advising the committee that the council has approved two seats and a vandal proof sign be placed up against the Conservatory facing the Bendigo Advertiser offices. Page 7 Letter 14/8/1981 from the committee to the council re the plaque design Page 8 To the Bendigo council 8/9/1981 suggesting a date and time for the handover of the seat. Page 9 From the council 12/10/1981 thankyou letter from the Mayor agreeing to the time of the memorial seat handover. Page 10 Letter back to the Mayor on 10/7/1981 from the committee with a suggested program for the afternoon. Page 11-13 Letter from the committee to BCV TV Channel 8 10/11/1981, asking them to advertise the event on their community noticeboard, the wording enclosed; and also an article for the news. Page 14-15 The wording on the plaque Page 16 Letter to the Bendigo Council 16/8/1984 asking for some repairs to be done to the seat due to weathering. Page 16 Letter back from the council 23/8/1984 advising the committee that it is on the list of maintenance for later in the year. Page 17 Letter from the Bendigo Regional Arts Centre to the committee 28/6/1990 adising receipt of $1000 for seats ion the re-vamperd Capital Theatre; seat inscription to be "Donated by:- Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee In Memory of :- Amy Huxtablehistory, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial committee, bendigo conservatory gardens, capital theatre, bendigo regional arts centre -
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Photograph - Glass Slide Photos of Bendigo, Early 1900s
... bendigo conservatory gardens... bendigo bendigo conservatory gardens campaspe river axedale axe ...Bendigo followed much the same pattern as Ballarat, and was not ready for an up-to-date studio until 1880 when the Bartlett Bros. (Francis and Henry) who bad conducted a successful business in Melbourne for many years opened a small studio there. It was such a success that they decided to build large modern premises, and Francis made two trips to England and the Continent for the latest ideas. In 1884 Henry died, and to replace him, Francis secured the services of Robert W. Bugg, then employed by Foster & Martin (both pupils of Batchelder's) in Collins Street, Melbourne. In that studio Bugg made some fine portraits of Anthony Trollope during the novelist's long tour of Australia. Francis Bartlett was a keen business man, and Robert Bugg was a great operator and a fine painter. Together, their success was quite outstanding. Fifteen years later Bartlett retired with a fortune, and Bugg took over the studio. Robert William Bugg, one of our leading Painter-Photographers, was born in London in 1853, and came to Melbourne when he was five years old. He became a pupil of Louis Buvelot and, in 1879, a member of the Victorian Academy of Arts. In Bendigo he gave annual exhibitions of his oils and water colours, a number of his exhibitions being officially opened by his friend Alfred Deakin. There are a number of Bugg's Paintings in the Bendigo Art Gallery. All the portraits, landscapes, buildings, and city views illustrated in "Bendigo and Vicinity, 1897", are from photographs taken by Robert Bugg. He was a clever, genial and popular soul, and his influence on the cultural life of his adopted city was considerable. He retired in 1932 and died in his early eighties.Eleven Photos of Bendigo from Glass Plate Negatives, Campaspe River at Axedale, Axe Creek, Lake Weroona, White Hills Botanical Gardens, Conseratory Gardens, Bendigo Fernery. Slides are ex Bartlett Brother Bendigo. history, bendigo, bendigo conservatory gardens, campaspe river axedale, axe creek victoria, lake weroona bendigo, white hills botanical gardens bendigo, bartlett brothers bendigo, rosalind park bendigo -
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Document - Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Newspaper Articles and letters to the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1985 - 1988
... bendigo conservatory gardens... Gardens. Second Article: Bendigo Advertiser Letters to the Editor... bendigo conservatory gardens ola cohn J H Curnow Fountain Amy ...Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet A Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee - Newspaper Articles and letters to the Bendigo Art Gallery 2808.9a First Article: Bendigo Advertiser article 18/12/1985 on "two of Bendigo's noted daughters , Ola Cohn and Amy Huxtable" Describes the restoration of the Ola Cohn drinking fountain in Rosalind Park, and the installation of the Amy Huxtable Memorial Seat in the Conservatory Gardens. Second Article: Bendigo Advertiser Letters to the Editor Column 30/12/1988 paragraph entitled "Credit where it is due: "A special tricentennial council effort would be to restore the paths, kerbs and sculpture by Ola Cohn, J H Curnow Fountain, the Bob Brothers Memorial and the Chain of Ponds" (Rosalind Park) 2808.9b Seven Pages of letters: 1. To Mrs Thelma Dingle from Doug Hall, Bendigo Art Gallery Director 30/1/1986 regards the Amy Huxtable committee funding the restoration of the Ola Cohn Fountain by sculptor Mr Marc Clark. 2. From the Amy Huxtable Committee 24/3/1986 back to the Art Gallery explaining that the committee leftover funds be given to the art Gallery to go towards the restoration of the Oal Cohn Fountain. 3. From the Art Gallery to Miss N D young, Amy Huxtable Committee 3/4/1986 thanking the committee for the funds. 4. From the committee to the Mayor and Councillors, Bendigo City, 4/2/1987 asking for an update on the project. 5. Copy of above letter. 6. From the City of Bendigo to the Committee 17/2/1987, advising of progress on the restoration of the fountain. 7. From Norma Young to the Bendigo Advertiser Letters to the Editor, advising of progress on the Ola Cohn Sculpture and the J H Curnow Fountain restoration. history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial committee, bendigo conservatory gardens, ola cohn, j h curnow fountain