The Sandhurst and Electric Tramway Company was the first to blaze a trail when it introduced battery trams to Bendigo in June 1890. Unfortunately they had made a serious miscalculation, as the batteries quickly proved inadequate for the hilly terrain of Bendigo. After a couple of months battery trams ceased running and were later replaced by steam trams in February 1892. Steam trams were a reliable means of transport and successfully moved Bendigonians around for ten years, but the onset of the recession forced the Bendigo Tramways Company to sell up in 1899 to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria (ESCo) who continued to run steam trams until 1902. This turn-of-the-century sale led to the introduction of electric trams to Bendigo in April 1903. These were a success from the very beginning. During peak hour people would be standing in the aisles, in the doorways, even on the running boards on the outside of the tram. In addition, the trams were also the first option for deliveries. Parcels, newspapers, movie reels for the picture theatres and even mail bags found their way onto the trams; sent from outlying post offices to the GPO in the city centre. At the end of World War I the Victorian Government constituted the new semi-government instrumentality, the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC). The SEC was to take over all privately owned power generating companies in Victoria and operate as a state owned monopoly ... Bendigo's tramway system was an integral part of the deal.Bendigo Tramways 100th Anniversary National Trust 31 minute DVD. Content includes brief history of the Bendigo trams from 1890 to 1990; driver's view movies of each of the four Bendigo Lines; and the set up of the tourist trams after the closure of the lines by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.history, bendigo, bendigo trams

Includes history of Dhurringile mansion, layout of Rehabilitation Centre, Dhurringile woolshed, map of Toolamba West, newspaper articles of Dhurringile Boys' Home Reunion, Photo of stained glass windowsBlue cover, title on spinedhurringile mansion, presbyterian rural training farm, bossence, dhurringile mansion stained glass windows

. Interviewed by Lucie Baragwanath on 27 November 2006. Part of the Oral History Migration Program.Interview with Peter (surname withheld) who migrated to Australia from Germany in 1955. Interviewed by Lucie Baragwanath on 27 November 2006. Part of the Oral History Migration Program. Printed transcript available at Whitehorse Historical Society.peter, emigration, oral history migration program, germans in australia

43 page soft cover booklet 'Made in Bendigo - Working locally, competing globally' Published by the City of Greater Bendigo A precis of some of Bendigo's industries. Illustrated with colour photos.City of Greater Bendigo

A small box decorated with Christmas paper. Contains cuttings taken from the 'Bendigo Advertiser' relating to community life in Bendigo. 1946 - 1960.The Bendigo Advertiser.bendigo, history, community activities, lydia chancellor, collection, bendigo, community life, community, newspaper, place, history, person, male, female

Colonial Bendigo Bendigo Art Gallery 5th December 1984 - 25th February 1985 Presented by the Bendigo Art Gallery as part of Victoria's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Organized by Doug Hall and Frank Cusack. 37 pages, with photos, illustrations.Bendigo Advertiserbendigo, buildings, colonial

The Mt Clear Technical High School was an amalgamation of several schools. The Ballarat Junior Technical School was started in 1913 to bridge the gap between primary schools and senior technical colleges at the old Dana Street National School under the administration of the School of Mines. The Ballarat Girls Technical School which was commenced in 1951 and the Girls High School which can be traced back to 1874, both had several incarnations before joining together. The Mt Clear Technical School separated from the School of Mines in January 1977 and was officially opened on 10th October 1981.Called 'A marriage of convenience', this 7 page, A4 booklet is stapled at the top left hand corner and is a photocopy of the vol.1, no.9 issue of The Ballarat Historian. It contains a history of the the schools in Ballarat which eventually merged and formed on the completion of the buildings in 1981, the Mt Clear Technical High School. It was written by J A Chisholm who was the Jnr. Vice-President of the Ballarat Historical Society. It was listed as Vol.1, No.9 as the Journal of the Ballarat Historical Society.ballarat historical society, journal of the ballarat historical society, the ballarat historian, j a chisholm, mount clear technical high school, mount clear high school, jack chisholm, j.a. chisholm, mt clear

A community event of the year award nominee in conjunction with Maroondah City Council and the National Australia Day Council. This certificate is presented on 26th January 1997 for "The Celebration of the History of Heathmont" community event.Buff coloured A4 paper with black printing

A series of 10 ABC radio talks originally broadcast under the title "The Murray Darling System, 5000 Miles of history and prehistory. The series was produced in the Melbourne studios of the ABC by Ken TaylorBeige cover. Australian river scene on front cover. Information on the work of the author Edmund T. Gill on back cover.river systems