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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - SMALL CHINA JUG
Small white china jug decorated with floral design in shades of blue, green, black, orange and gold around rim and base & on handle.Made in Japandomestic equipment, food consumption, jugs -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - 4 SIDE PLATES
Four white china side plates decorated with sprays of pink roses and green leaves, crimped edges with gilding around rim.Sovereign Pottery Johnson Made in Australiadomestic equipment, food consumption, plates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - 6 DECORATIVE PLATES
Six small white china plates with decorative pierced edges and gilding around rim, centre of plates showing scenes of three female figures in Grecian style costumes, 3 plates showing figures with a musical instrument & 3 shown with fruits.domestic equipment, food consumption, plates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - WHITE CHINA PLATE
White china plate showing a scene of Collins Street Melbourne, sticker on back reads from Dorothy Fields.domestic equipment, food consumption, plates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - ORANGE NAVY AND GREY WORKSHIRT
Orange, navy and grey workwear cotton shirt. Fluoro orange body with navy tails and two horizontal grey nylon stripes (5cm wide). Long navy sleeves with one grey nylon horizontal stripe (5cm wide), 5.5cm cuffs. Navy collar. Front opening has seven X 12mm navy plastic buttons. Two breast pockets with 5.5cm flaps fastened with navy buttons. Washing instructions and spare button labels stitched inside LHS seam.Label inside back neck, ''Tuffware'' ''S''. Made in China. Hi Vis Safety Garments. Compliance to AS NZS 4602 1999 Upf 50+. Navy embroidery above right breast pocket ''Amanda Gath''. Navy embroidery above left breast pocket ''Northgate Fosterville Gold Mine''.costume, male working, orange, navy grey work shirt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - NAVY POLO SHIRT
Navy polo shirt with yellow triangular trim on each side of raglan sleeve seams - front and back.Seven cm yellow strips on each side seams from underarms. Yellow embroidery over right breast. ''100,000 ounces 2011''. Yellow embroidery over left breast, ''FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE''. Front opening fastened with three X 1 cm navy plastic buttons.New condition. Swing tags still attached. 1.Biz Collection: Style/Modele P7700 Colour/Couleur: NAVY/GOLD, Size/Taille: 2x6/27G Biz Collection. 2. Biz Cool - Description of fabricTwo labels inside neck at back !. ''Biz Collection'' 2. ''Mens 2XL/2TG. Made in China, Fabrique en Chinecostume, male, navy polo shirt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - CHINESE GOLD SCALES AND WOODEN HOLDER
Chinese gold scales. Wooden scale holder (a) two part wooden device secured at end of handle with a metal pin to allow swivelling of both pieces. At end of handle, two pieces 'violin' shaped to hold scale and weights. This enabled placement of scales within holder. Bottom piece has indent for scale pan, weight and long handle. Chinese scale (b) thin cream handle marked with inch graduations, without numbers. Separately suspended from handle with thick cotton is a small semi-circular lead weight and a round brass scale pan.gold mining, mining equipment, chinese gold scales -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - LAUREL CAFÉ BOWL
Small white china bowl with black line around rim and inside a laurel wreath around the name Laurel Cafe.On base reads Made expressly for John Dynon and Sons Melbourne.Vitrified Globe Pottery Co Ltd Co?bridge Englandorganization, retail, laurel café -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NOTES RE GOVERNMENT GAZETTES AND LIST OF PLANT
Two page, handwritten document on lined paper - front page reference to Victorian Government Gazettes and Chinese regulations, where listed in the gazettes and dates. Includes Chinese regulations for management of Chinese on Gold fields (1856) , Chinamans Flat Steam Engine company (1857), two Chinese murdered at Clinkers Hill, Castlemaine (1862) Charles Chromley Dowling appointed Chinese Protector (1857), John Chatfield Tyler Immigration agent, to carry out the Chinese Emigrations Act (1861) Back page dated 1947 lists "stocktake list of plant" On list - Deborah United 1946; North Hustlers; New Monument GMC, North Virginia, South Wattle Gully, Central Napoleon, Red, White and Blue Extended, Deborah Extended, New Don, East Clarence, Napoleon Reef, New Monument Battery, Deborah Extended. Possibly written by Albert Richardson.bendigo, mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SOUVENIR OF MY SECOND TOUR OF THE WORLD 1924, 1925
My Second Tour of the World. 1924. By G.A. Pethard Printed by The Cambridge Press, Bendigo. 1925. Includes b/w photographs and a handrawn map. Travel book to "...afford much information on subjects and places not generally known and help readers to better appreciate the marvels of other lands'' (taken from the preface) Countries visited: Ceylon (Sri Lanka) India Malaya (Malaysia) Batavia, Java (Indonesia) China Hong Kong Japan Manchuria (China and Russia) Siberia (Russia) Russia Finland Sweden Norway England (England and Scotland and Wales) Teneriffe (Canary Islands, Spain) South Africa (South Africa and Zimbabwe) Item note: With the author's compliments... [handwritten] Mr J. Thomas, Golden Square As the pages are not numbered, it is uncertain if any pages are missing from the front of the book. The first page talks about Ceylon. It makes no mention of Fremantle. However, Fremantle is noted on the map. 3 copiesG. A. Pethardbiography, highlights of a world tour. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CORNISH ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2001
Cornish Association of Bendigo & District Inc. Newsletter Volume 7: Number 4: December 2001. Titled Early Ethnic Gold Pioneers. Members met at the Chinese Museum before taking a walk down the street to view the Centenary of Federation display which is housed in the Museum, situated in the Old Post Office. Sir John Quick is also mentioned. According to Lorna Erwin, Publicity Officer for the Bendigo Cornish Association, the display covers some of the major aspects of mining, education, communications, health, religion, sporting and social life in Bendigo over the last 100 years and provides an interesting and informative comparison between life in Bendigo in 1901 and life today. Also mentioned is Bendigo can be proud of the Museum which was made possible by a grant from the Federal Government to allow Bendigo to share in the Centenary of Federation Celebrations.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornish association newsletter december 2001, cornish association of bendigo & district inc, george a ellis, eaglehawk fire statin, chinese museum, centenary of federation, old post office, sir john quick, bendigo advertiser, bathurst convention of 1896, commonwealth constitution 1897 - 1898, lorna erwin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: QING DYNASTY COIN #1
A fairly rusted Chinese Qing Dynasty coin that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for Gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, coin, china, qing dynasty. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: QING DYNASTY COIN #2
A rusted and worn Chinese Qing Dynasty coin that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for Gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, coin, china, qing dynasty. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - CHINA CHAMBER POT
White china chamber pot with green Chrysanthemums on sides and handle.Royal Semi Porcelain Chrysanthemum Wedgewood & Co Ltd Englanddomestic equipment, ablutions, chamber pot -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - CHINA JUG
Small white china jug with hand painted floral decoration of Lilac & Lily of the Valley in tones of Lila and green, fluted bottom & gold on handle & rim.domestic equipment, table setting, jug -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE RYAN COLLECTION: CHINESE IN BENDIGO AND CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS
Four pages type written document, the first part taken from the Bendigo Advertiser of April and May 1886 list incidents involving Chinese people (as offenders and as victims). The second part also from the Bendigo Advertiser is a chronological list of events (in a succinct manner) regarding the disappearance of Constable Ryan.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, constable ryan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO CHINESE, 6 February 2009
DVD. Advertising and a peep into Business and Social History of The Bendigo Chinese. Presented to the Bendigo Historical Society 6th February 2009, by Carol Holdsworth. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER PHOTOGRAPH - THE CHINESE DRAGON, BENDIGO EASTER FAIR
Bendigo Advertiser photograph, black & white photo, postcard size Circa 1950s No A1 The Chinese Dragon, Bendigo Easter FairBendigo Advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - PETTICOAT
Cream coloured pure silk ladies' peticoat with shoe string straps and embroidered crossover front. Scalloped hemline.Label 'Pure Silk. Hand embroidered in China' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CHINESE DOCTOR JAMES LAMSEY & LADY JANE OF BENDIGO
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Chinese Doctor James Lamsey & Lady Jane of Bendigo, 82 pages detailing the life of Doctor Lamsey & family with details of properties owned, black and white photographs & a map. Compiled by Carol Holsworth for the Friends of the Bendigo Cemeteries Inc.Carol Holsworthbendigo, chinese, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: CHINESE JOSS HOUSE, 1973
Two black and white photographs of the Chinese Joss House at Emu Point.buildings, church, chinese joss house, chinese joss house -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: NEGATIVE STRIPS AND NAGAMBIE
Three sections of negative strips plus some photos from them. Strip 1 (2400.188a) is 2 photos-Finley Flour milling and Agency Co (refer item 2400.187), and 2 photos of Chinese pictures. Strip 2 (2400.188) Two men holding a large fish (Murray Cod ) suspended from a pole between them; A main street and businesses - Beehive Customers, J. Gordon, Grocer, Draper ; Chemist. A woman is walking along the street and there are two men Driving a horse and Wagon, Possibly Nagambie. Strip 3 (2400.188b) Main street with businesses along one side and a post and railing fence along the other, in the foreground are two bullock teams and three men are standing nearby. Written on the base of the photo is 'Township of Nagambie'buildings, commercial, main street nagambie, nagambie, bullock team -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, Mar 1970
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. Chinese banners .slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, Apr 1970
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. A Chinese Lion entertains the crowd.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO VIEWS, Apr 1962
Slide. Bendigo Views. Scenic view of Bendigo with Chinese Scrub in the foreground. Also some wattles and eucalypts.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1967
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. Chinese Loong.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1967
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Bendigo Chinese Dragon.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1967
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Chinese entry.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, May 1963
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. A Chinese girl on a Yellow/Red float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, May 1963
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The head of Loong.The Chinese Dragon.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair.